Maitland McDonagh

Maitland McDonagh
Born	Manhattan, New York, United States
Occupation	Writer, Film critic

Maitland McDonagh /ˈmeɪtlənd mᵻkˈdɒnə/ is an American film critic and the author of several books about cinema.

Born and raised in the New York City borough of Manhattan, McDonagh received her Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College and her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University, where she co-founded and edited the Columbia Film Review. She was simultaneously working in the publicity department of the New York City Ballet under George Balanchine and Peter Martins, eventually becoming head of publicity. McDonagh's Irish-emigrant grandparents owned The Moylan Tavern, comedian and habitué George Carlin's real-life basis for the same-name bar on the 1994-95 Fox Broadcasting sitcom The George Carlin Show.