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A. H. Weiler

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A.H. Weiler
BornDecember 10, 1908[1]
DiedJanuary 22, 2002(2002-01-22) (aged 93)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, film critic

Abraham H. Weiler[2]: 229  (December 10, 1908 – January 22, 2002) was an American writer and critic best known for being a film critic and motion picture editor for The New York Times. He also served a term as chairman of the New York Film Critics Association.[1][3]

Weiler was born in the Russian Empire in 1908 to Jewish parents, and died in Astoria, Queens at age 93 in 2002.[1][2]: 33  Writing for The New York Times for fifty years,[1] he signed some of his reviews with the initials A.W.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "A.H. Weiler, 93, Editor and critic". The New York Times. February 8, 2002. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Gelb, Arthur (2003). City Room. New York: Berkley Books. pp. 33, 229. ISBN 0-425-19831-6.
  3. ^ Weiler, A.H. (July 10, 1969). "Death Rides a Horse (1969) Screen: Double Vendetta". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Frühauf, Tina; Hirsch, Lily (2014). Dislocated Memories: Jews, Music, and Postwar German Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 137. ISBN 9780199367498.