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Behold the Critic
Starring John Simon. Also: Cessna flight lessons. More Puti. More PBS. More Mr. Natoli. Plus much else.
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And it’s all about the money, isn’t it? Perhaps readers were not willing to pay to read Simon, preferring pabulum from Calhoun and her ilk.
p>Thank you for introducing me to this Master of the English Language. I’ve never had much opportunity to see actual theater productions, The Phantom of the Opera in Los Angeles being the last, but Simon’s writing is an adequate, albeit poor, substitute. br> — Bob Johnson br> Bedford, Texas /p>The amazin’ John Simon penned my all-time favorite movie-review line.
I’m not sure I remember the movie he was reviewing; it may have been Yentl.
But I’m sure I remember his prose: “Streisand, whose ego is exceeded in size only by her own enormous beak….”
p>He will be missed. br> — Doug Welty br> Arlington, Virginia
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