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John Lahr

American theater critic · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1941 · age 85

John Henry Lahr is an American theater critic and writer. From 1992 to 2013, he was a staff writer and the senior drama critic at The New Yorker. He has written more than twenty books related to theater, including Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, and won many awards for his work.

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National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography2014
George Jean Nathan Award1968

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Born 1941 · age 85

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