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Leo Mishkin (January 22, 1907 – December 27, 1980) was an American film, theater, and television critic of the mid-20th century.^[1] He was also a long-time member of the New York Film Critics Circle and served at least one term as chair.

He was born on January 22, 1907, to Herman Mishkin and Rose Kissin.^[1] His father was the photographer for the Metropolitan Opera from 1905 to 1932.^[2]

He worked as a publicity director for Rex Ingram, a silent film director, and as a journalist for the Chicago Tribune’s Paris outpost in the late 1920s,^[3] and covered Charles Lindbergh's arrival in Paris in 1927.^[4]

He was a critic for the New York Morning Telegraph from 1934 until 1971, when he retired.^[1]^[5]^[6]

He died on December 27, 1980, in Santa Monica, California.^[1]

Legacy

The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming holds an archive of Mishkin's papers.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 "Leo Mishkin, Reviewed Movies, Theater and TV". New York Times. December 31, 1980. Retrieved 2012-11-17. Born in New York the son of Herman Mishkin, photographer of the Metropolitan Opera from 1905 to 1932, Mr. Mishkin began his career as an office boy in the ...
↑ "Herman Mishkin, 77, Opera Photographer". New York Times. February 7, 1948. Retrieved 2012-11-17. Herman Mishkin, retired photographer who did much work for the Metropolitan Opera Company, died yesterday in his home, 139 West Eighty-second Street, after ...
1 2 University of Wyoming American Heritage Center: Guide To Journalism Resources Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (March 2005)
↑ Mishkin, Leo. The Lindbergh Interview, Lost Generation Journal (1979)
↑ (24 January 1948) NY Telegraph Starts Radio TV Coverage, Billboard (magazine), Retrieved November 9, 2010
↑ (1 December 1945) Leo Mishkin Leaves CBS Flack Dept., Billboard (magazine), Retrieved November 9, 2010

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