Judith Crist
| Judith Crist | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Judith Klein May 22, 1922 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | August 7, 2012 (aged 90) Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Alma mater |
Hunter College Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Film critic and academic |
| Spouse(s) | William B. Crist (1947-1993; his death; 1 child) |
Judith Crist (/krɪst/; May 22, 1922 – August 7, 2012) was an American film critic and academic. She appeared regularly on the Today show from 1964 to 1973 and was among the first full-time female critics for a major American newspaper, in her case the New York Herald Tribune. She was the founding film critic at New York magazine and become known to most Americans as a critic at the weekly magazine TV Guide and at the morning TV show Today. She appeared in one film, Woody Allen's dramatic-comedy film Stardust Memories (1980), and was the author of various books, including The Private Eye, The Cowboy and the Very Naked Girl; Judith Crist's TV Guide to the Movies; and Take 22: Moviemakers on Moviemaking.
Crist was born Judith Klein in The Bronx, borough of New York City, New York, the daughter of Helen (née Schoenberg), a librarian, and Solomon Klein, a manufacturing jeweler. She attended Morris High School in The Bronx, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College and a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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