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