# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-edelstein
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:17:14.559Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-edelstein"
name: "David Edelstein"
slug: "david-edelstein"
description: "David Edelstein is a freelance American film critic who has been the principal film critic for Slate and New York magazine, among others, and has appeared regularly on NPR's Fresh Air and CBS Sunday Morning programs. Over a long career, Edelstein has published more than 2000 film reviews. In 2021, Colin McEnroe called Edelstein \"America's greatest living film critic\"."
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gender: "male"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1959"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump