A.H. Weiler | |
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Born | December 10, 1908 [2] |
Died | January 22, 2002 93) Astoria, Queens, New York, United States | (aged
Occupation(s) | Writer, film critic |
Abraham H. Weiler [1] (December 10, 1908 – January 22, 2002) was an American writer and critic best known for being a film critic and motion picture editor for the New York Times . He also served a term as chairman of the New York Film Critics Association. [2] [3]
Weiler was born in the Russian Empire in 1908, and died in Astoria, Queens at age 93 in 2002. [2] Writing for the New York Times for fifty years, [2] he signed some of his reviews with the initials A.W. [4]
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