AKA Judith Klein

Born: 22-May-1922
Birthplace: Bronx, NY
Died: 7-Aug-2012
Location of death: Manhattan, NY
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Critic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Ascerbic film critic

Father: Solomon Klein (businessman)
Mother: Helen Schoenberg (librarian and translator)
Husband: William B. Crist (public relations counselor, m. 3-Jul-1947, d. 1-Apr-1993, one son)
Son: Steven

    High School: Morris High School, Bronx, NY
    University: AB, Hunter College (1941)
    University: MS Journalism, Columbia University (1945)
    Professor: Adjunct, School of Journalism, Columbia University (1958-2012)

    New York Magazine Film Critic
    TV Guide Film Critic (-1988)
    The New York Herald Tribune Film Critic (1963-66)
    The New York Herald Tribune Associate Theater Critic (1957-63)
    The New York Herald Tribune Arts Editor (1960-63)
    The New York Herald Tribune Reporter (1945-60)
    Polk Award 1951 (coverage of education issues)

    TELEVISION
    Today Film Critic (1964-73)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Stardust Memories (26-Sep-1980) · Cabaret Patron

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