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Maltin, Leonard

Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards.jpg
Born Leonard Michael Maltin
(1950-12-18) December 18, 1950 (age 67)
New York City, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Education Teaneck High School
Alma mater New York University
Occupation Film critic, film historian, animation historian, food critic
Years active 1965–present
Home town Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s) Alice Tlusty (m. 1975)
Children 1
Website www.leonardmaltin.com

Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. His review of the 1948 film Isn't It Romantic? consisted of the single word "No" and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest ever film review. Maltin created the Walt Disney Treasures, a series of compilations of Disney cartoons and episodes released to mark the centenary of the birth of Walt Disney.

Maltin was born in New York City, son of singer Jacqueline (née Gould; 1923–2012), and Aaron Isaac Maltin (1915–2002), a lawyer and immigration judge. He is married to researcher and producer Alice Tlusty. He has one daughter, Jessica Bennett ("Jessie") Maltin, born in 1986, who works with him (his production company, JessieFilm, is named after his daughter). Maltin is Jewish. Maltin grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1968. He described his relationship with fellow film critic Roger Ebert as friendly but not close.

Maltin began his writing career at age fifteen, writing for Classic Images and editing and publishing his own fanzine, Film Fan Monthly, dedicated to films from the golden age of Hollywood. After earning a journalism degree at New York University, Maltin went on to publish articles in a variety of film journals, newspapers, and magazines, including Variety and TV Guide. In the 1970s Maltin also reviewed recordings in the jazz magazine, Downbeat.


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