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Nat Hentoff

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American music critic, born 1925 (1925-2017)

United StatesWritersLived 1925 to 2017 · aged 91
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Nathan Irving Hentoff was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009.

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2004NEA Jazz Masters
1972Guggenheim Fellowship
Fulbright Scholarship

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Nathan Irving Hentoff was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009. Following his departure from The Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death. He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press.

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Lived 1925 to 2017 · aged 91
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