Robert Sklar | |
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| Born | Robert Anthony Sklar December 3, 1936 |
| Died | July 2, 2011 (aged 74) |
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| Relatives | Marty Sklar (brother) |
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| Thesis | F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Last Laocoon (1965) |
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| Main interests | Film history |
Robert Anthony Sklar (December 3, 1936 – July 2, 2011) was an American historian and author specializing in the history of cinema.
Sklar began his career as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He received a Ph.D. in the History of American Civilization from Harvard University in 1965. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.[1]
He was a history professor at the University of Michigan, and in 1977, became a professor of cinema in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post
- ^ William Grimes (July 6, 2011). "Robert Sklar, Film Scholar, Is Dead at 74". The New York Times.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (July 11, 2011). "Robert Sklar dies at 74; historian broke new ground in study of American film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "If you build it, they will enroll". Michigan Today. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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