Clive Barnes

Clive Barnes
Born(1927-05-13)13 May 1927
London, England
Died19 November 2008(2008-11-19) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Critic
  • journalist
Alma materSt Catharine's College, Oxford
Period1949–2008
Subjects
  • Dance
  • theater
Spouse
  • Joyce Tolman
    (m. 1947, divorced)
  • Patricia Winkley
    (m. 1958, divorced)
  • Amy Pagnozzi
    (m. 1985, divorced)
  • Valerie Taylor
    (m. 2004)
Children2

Clive Alexander Barnes CBE (13 May 1927 – 19 November 2008) was an English writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977, he was the dance and theater critic for the New York Times, and, from 1978 until his death, the New York Post. Barnes had significant influence in reviewing new Broadway productions and evaluating the international dancers who often perform in New York City.