Dwight Macdonald
American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher and political radical (1906–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Dwight McDonald.
Dwight Macdonald (March 24, 1906 – December 19, 1982) was an American writer, critic, philosopher, and activist. Macdonald was a member of the New York Intellectuals and editor of their leftist magazine Partisan Review for six years. He also contributed to other New York publications including Time, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and Politics, a journal which he founded in 1944.
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Born | March 24, 1906 (1906-03-24) New York City, New York, US |
Died | December 19, 1982(1982-12-19) (aged 76) New York City, New York, US |
Alma mater | Yale University |
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Years active | 1929–1980 |
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Movement | New York Intellectuals |
Spouses | Nancy Rodman
(m. 1934; div. 1954)Gloria Lanier (m. 1954) |
Children | 2, including Nicholas |
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