Vincent Canby

Vincent Canby
Canby in 1977
Canby in 1977
Born(1924-07-27)July 27, 1924
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 2000(2000-09-15) (aged 76)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationCritic
Alma materDartmouth College (did not graduate)
Period1948–2000
Subject
  • Film
  • theatre
PartnerPenelope Gilliatt

Vincent Canby (July 27, 1924 – September 15, 2000) was an American film and theatre critic who served as the chief film critic for The New York Times from 1969 until the early 1990s, then its chief theatre critic from 1994 until his death in 2000. He reviewed more than one thousand films during his tenure there.[1][2]

  1. ^ Canby, Vincent. "Vincent Canby Reviews – Best Movie Reviews – Movies – New York Times". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  2. ^ Janet Maslin (October 16, 2000). "Vincent Canby, Prolific Film and Theater Critic for The Times, Is Dead at 76". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved December 5, 2020.