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John Ivan Simon (né Simmon; May 12, 1925 − November 24, 2019) was an American writer and literary, theater, and film critic. After spending his early years in Belgrade, he moved to the United States, serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and studying at Harvard University. Beginning in the 1950s, he wrote arts ...
Nov 25, 2019 · He taught literature and the humanities in the 1950s at Harvard, Washington University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bard College, and finished his doctorate at Harvard in 1959.
Nov 25, 2019 · From 1950-1955, Simon taught at Harvard, the University of Washington and M.I.T. He also taught at Bard College and the University of Pittsburgh in the 1960s. His articles appeared in everything from Town and Country to Esquire and the Weekly Standard.
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Early life and education. James Harris Simons was born on April 25, 1938, [13] to an American Jewish family, [14] the only child of Marcia (née Kantor) [15] and Matthew Simons, and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. [16]
Nov 25, 2019 · From 1950-55, Simon taught at Harvard, the University of Washington and M.I.T. He also taught at Bard College and the University of Pittsburgh in the 1960s.
Nov 30, 2019 · But with Simon, the tail of highbrow valor and “erudition” was always wagging an angry (and bigoted) junkyard dog. The truth is that Simon never felt more alive than when he was drawing blood.
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Nov 25, 2019 · John Simon, a legendary theater, film and literary critic who spent more than 50 years gaining a reputation for stinging reviews and lively prose at New York magazine and other outlets, died on...
