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Nat Hentoff

Nat Hentoff

Known for

Acting

Born

June 10, 1925

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

January 7, 2017 (aged 91)

Biography

Nathan Irving Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009. Following his departure from The Village Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death. He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press.

Hentoff was formerly a columnist for: Down Beat, JazzTimes, Legal Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher and Free Inqui...

Best known work

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

1999
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

1972
The Pleasures of Being Out of Step

The Pleasures of Being Out of Step

2013
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

1987
The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge

The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge

2018

Filmography

  1. 2018

    The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge
  2. 2013

    The Pleasures of Being Out of Step

    as self

  3. 2000

  4. 1999

  5. 1987

  6. 1972

    Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

    as Self (archive footage)

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