Nat Hentoff

Biography

Nathan Irving Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009. Following his departure from The Village Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death. He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press. Hentoff was formerly a columnist for: Down Beat, JazzTimes, Legal Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher and Free Inquiry. He was a staff writer for The New Yorker, and his writings were also published in: The New York Times, Jewish World Review, The Atlantic, The New Republic, Commonweal, and Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

(1987) Book

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2013	self	The Pleasures of Being/ Out of Step: Notes on the Life of/ Nat Hentoff 2013-04-03 Movie
2000	Self - Writer	Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000-09-27 Movie
1999	Himself	Sweet and Lowdown 1999-12-03 Movie
1972	Himself (archive footage)	Lenny Bruce: Without Tears 1972-01-01 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1987	Book	The Day They Came to Arrest the Book 1987-01-27 Movie
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