| Walter Kerr  AKA Walter Francis Kerr
Born: 8-Jul-1913
Birthplace: Evanston, IL
Died: 9-Oct-1996
Location of death: Dobbs Ferry, NY
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Critic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: New York Times drama critic Wife: Jean Kerr (author/playwright, m. 9-Aug-1943, until his death, five sons, one daughter)
Son: Christopher
Son: Colin (twin)
Son: John (twin)
Son: Gilbert
Son: Gregory
Daughter: Kitty
University: BA, Northwestern University
University: MA, Northwestern University
Professor: Associate Professor, Catholic University of America (1939-49)
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 1978
Commonweal Drama Critic (1949-51)
The New York Herald Tribune Drama Critic (1951-66)
The New York Times Drama Critic (1966-83)
Author of books:
How Not to Write a Play (1955)
Pieces at Eight (1957)
Criticism and Censorship (1957)
The Decline of Pleasure (1962)
The Theater in Spite of Itself (1963)
Tragedy and Comedy (1967)
Thirty Plays Hath November (1969)
God on the Gymnasium Floor and Other Theatrical Adventures (1971)
Silent Clowns (1975)
Journey to the Center of the Theater (1979)
Wrote plays:
Sing Out Sweet Land (1945)
Touch and Go (1949, with Jean Kerr)
Goldilocks (1958, with Jean Kerr)
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