Robin Wood (critic), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robin Wood (critic)

Canadian film critic and educator

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1931

Place of Birth: Richmond, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Dec-2009

Profession: film critic

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Robert Paul Wood (23 February 1931 – 18 December 2009) – known as Robin Wood – was an English film critic and educator who lived in Canada for much of his life.
He wrote books on the works of Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Satyajit Ray, Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Arthur Penn.
Wood was a longtime member - and co-founder, along with other colleagues at Toronto's York University - of the editorial collective which publishes CineACTION!, a film theory magazine.
Wood was also York professor emeritus of film.