Nat Hentoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nat Hentoff

American music critic

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1925

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jan-2017

Profession: writer, composer, record producer, historian, columnist, music critic, journalist, children's writer, novelist, essayist, music historian, music journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Nat Hentoff

  • Nathan Irving Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media.
  • Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009.
  • Following his departure from The Village Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death.
  • He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press. Hentoff was formerly a columnist for: Down Beat, JazzTimes, Legal Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher and Free Inquiry.
  • He was a staff writer for The New Yorker, and his writings were also published in: The New York Times, Jewish World Review, The Atlantic, The New Republic, Commonweal, and Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo.

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