David Denby facts for kids
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David Denby
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| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film critic, journalist |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, MA) |
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| Children | 2 |
David Denby, born in 1943, is an American journalist. He used to be a film critic for a famous magazine called The New Yorker. He worked there until late 2014.
Early Life and School
Denby grew up in New York City. He went to Columbia University. He earned a bachelor's degree there in 1965. The next year, in 1966, he got a master's degree from their journalism school.
His Career
Writing About Movies
Denby started writing about movies when he was a student. He was studying at Stanford University. In the early 1970s, he began his professional work. He was a follower of the film critic Pauline Kael. Denby wrote for several magazines. These included The Atlantic Monthly and Boston Phoenix. He also wrote for New York magazine.
He joined The New Yorker in 1993. From 1998, he was a staff writer and film critic. He shared the movie review duties with Anthony Lane.
In 2012, Denby took part in a special poll. It was for Sight & Sound magazine. Critics listed their ten favorite films. Denby's top films included Citizen Kane and Seven Samurai. He also liked The Godfather Part II and Vertigo.
In December 2014, it was announced that Denby would stop being the main film critic. He continued to work for The New Yorker as a staff writer.
Books He Wrote
One of Denby's books is Great Books, published in 1996. This book is about the "Core Curriculum" at Columbia University. This curriculum focuses on important classic books. The writer Joyce Carol Oates called it "a lively adventure of the mind." She said it was full of "unqualified enthusiasm." Great Books became a bestseller. It was also published in 13 other languages.
In 2004, Denby released American Sucker. This book is a memoir, like a true story about his life. It talks about his bad investments in the stock market. This happened during the "dot-com bubble." The book also covers his time as a divorced man. Allan Sloan from The New York Times said Denby was "formidably smart."
His book Snark came out in 2009. In this book, Denby talks about how sarcasm has spread. He discusses how it is used on the internet and in public speaking. In 2012, Denby put his best movie writings into a book. It was called Do the Movies Have a Future?.
Denby's book Lit Up was published in 2016. The full title is Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. This book is like a follow-up to Great Books. It shows how reading and teaching can help tenth-graders become lifelong readers. USA Today described it as "funny, bracing and utterly absorbing." They called it a hopeful book about teenagers.
Denby is married to Susan Rieger. She is a novelist. Her books include The Divorce Papers (2014) and The Heirs (2017).
See also
In Spanish: David Denby para niños
