Acting

Pauline Kael

Born 19 July 1919 · Petaluma, California, USA · Died 3 September 2001 at 82

Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael's opinions often ran contrary to those of her contemporaries.