Vincent Canby

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.

Vincent Canby
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
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