Roger Greenspun
Encyclopedia
Roger Greenspun was an American
journalist and noted film critic. He is best known for his work with The New York Times
in which he reviewed near 400 films, particularly in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and for Penthouse
in which he was a columnist throughout much of the late 1970s and 1980s. In the 1980s he was a professor at Rutgers University
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist and noted film critic. He is best known for his work with The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
in which he reviewed near 400 films, particularly in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and for Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
in which he was a columnist throughout much of the late 1970s and 1980s. In the 1980s he was a professor at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
.