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Louis Kronenberger (December 9, 1904 – April 30, 1980) was an American literary critic (longest with Time, (1938-1961), novelist, and biographer who wrote extensively on drama and the 18th century.[1]

Louis Kronenberger
Louis Kronenberger (1955)
Photo by Carl Van Vechten
BornDecember 9, 1904
United States
DiedApril 30, 1980(1980-04-30) (aged 75)
United States
OccupationNovelist, critic
GenreJournalism, biographer
Time, where Kronenberger worked (1938–1961)
Time, where Kronenberger worked (1938–1961)

Background


Kronenberger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Louis Kronenberger Sr., a merchant, and Mabel Newwitter. From 1921 to 1924 Kronenberger attended (but did not graduate from) the University of Cincinnati (1921–24).[1]


Career



Writer


In 1924, Kronenberger began his career at the New York Times.[1] In 1926, he became an editor at Boni & Liveright.[1] In 1933, he became an editor for Alfred A. Knopf.[1]

In 1938, he became drama critic for Time, where he continued to 1961.[1] In 1940, William Saroyan listed Kronenberger among the associate editors at Time in the play, Love's Old Sweet Song.[2] Starting in 1942, he worked under Whittaker Chambers, who became editor for the "Back of the Book" (1942-1944).[3] During this period Time was, according to Chambers, "consistently able and sometimes brilliant, because of a small group of men" that included Kronenberger, T. S. Matthews, James Agee, Robert Fitzgerald, Robert Cantwell, Winthrop Sargeant, John K. Jessup, and Calvin Fixx.[4] He continued to work for Time until 1961.[1]

In 1940, he also served as a critic for PM and worked there until 1948.[1]


Academic


Kronenberger was a visiting professor at several universities, including City College of New York, Columbia, Harvard, Berkeley.[1] In 1951, at Brandeis, he founded a Department of Theater Arts.[1]

He was associated with numerous organizations for promoting the arts: Yaddo, Lincoln Center Library-Museum, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5]


Personal and death


Kronenberger married Emily L. Plaut in 1940; they had two children.[1]

He died on April 30, 1980.[1]


Legacy


"Kronenberger's praise was a near guarantee of box-office success."[5]

A collection of Louis Kronenberger's papers is held by Princeton University.[1]


Works


John Wilkes by Richard Houston (1769), about whom Kronenberger wrote in 1974
John Wilkes by Richard Houston (1769), about whom Kronenberger wrote in 1974

In his later years, Kronenberger wrote biographies, including one of John Wilkes and another of Oscar Wilde.[1][5]

Books:

Editing:

Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony (1882), about whom Kronenberger wrote in 1976
Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony (1882), about whom Kronenberger wrote in 1976

Books edited with others:

Plays written:

Plays translated, adapted:

Plays edited:

Plays edited with others:


References


  1. "Louis Kronenberger Papers". Princeton University. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. Saroyan, William (1940). Love's Old Sweet Song: A Play in Three Acts. Samuel French. p. 72. Retrieved 15 July 2017..
  3. Tanenhaus, Sam (1997). Whittaker Chambers: A Biography. New York: Random House. pp. 170–171 (Kronenberger), 173 (Back of the Book editor). ISBN 9780307789266. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. Chambers, Whittaker (1952). Witness. New York: Random House. p. 478. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. Funston, Judith E. (1999). Kronenberger, Louis. American National Biography.




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