Brooks Atkinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Brooks Atkinson

American critic

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1894

Place of Birth: Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1984

Profession: author, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Justin Brooks Atkinson (November 28, 1894 – January 14, 1984) was an American theatre critic.
He worked for The New York Times from 1922 to 1960.
In his obituary, the Times called him "the theater's most influential reviewer of his time." Atkinson became a Times theater critic in the 1920s and his reviews became very influential.
He insisted on leaving the drama desk during World War II to report on the war, he received the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his work as the Moscow correspondent for the Times.
He returned to the theater beat in the late 1940s, until his retirement in 1960.



Alternative names	Margory Collins; Marjorie Collins
Description	American photographer, photojournalist, journalist, editor and writer
Date of birth/death	15 March 1912	1985
Location of birth/death	New York City	San Francisco
Work period	1941-1985
Work location	New York City (August 1941); Washington, D.C. (January 1942); Buffalo (13 April 1943); Alaska (1944); Vermont; Greenbelt (1942); Chevy Chase (1942); Hoboken (1941)
Authority control	: Q3293964 VIAF: 68213096 ISNI: 0000 0000 3421 856X ULAN: 500335864 LCCN: n97045216 RKD: 377031 WorldCat