Nat Hentoff
Nathan Irving Hentoff 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 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.
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- Born in
- Boston
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityNortheastern UniversityUniversity of Paris
- Awards
- 🏆 Fulbright Scholarship🏆 NEA Jazz Masters🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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1925
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Birth2017
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