Richard Schickel

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Richard Schickel
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Film critic
  • historian
  • filmmaker
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Years active1960–2015

Richard Warren Schickel (February 10, 1933 – February 18, 2017) was an American

literary critic. He was a film critic for Time from 1965–2010, and also wrote for Life and the Los Angeles Times Book Review. His last writings about film were for Truthdig
.

He was interviewed in

violent movies such as Bonnie and Clyde (1967). In addition to film, Schickel also critiqued and documented cartoons, particularly Peanuts.[1]

Personal life

Schickel was born in

Schickel had two daughters. Following a series of strokes, he died in Los Angeles on February 18, 2017, eight days after his 84th birthday.[5]

Honors

Schickel received a

School of Film and Television
.

Books

Documentaries

DVD commentaries

See also

References

  1. .
  2. ^ Schickel, Richard (April–May 2006). "My Milwaukee". American Heritage. Vol. 57, no. 2.
  3. ^ "Richard Schickel Biography (1933-)". www.filmreference.com.
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Dagan, Carmel (February 20, 2017). "Richard Schickel, Influential Time Magazine Film Critic, Dies at 84".
  6. ^ Each part of the series is dedicated to a director: Frank Capra, George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Vincente Minnelli, King Vidor, Raoul Walsh, William A. Wellman.

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