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Alexander Woollcott

American critic (1887-1943) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 56

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott was an American drama critic for The New York Times and The New York Herald, critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, an occasional actor and playwright, and a prominent radio personality.

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1943 · aged 56

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