Penelope Gilliatt

Penelope Gilliatt
BornPenelope Ann Douglass Conner
(1932-03-25)25 March 1932
London, England
Died9 May 1993(1993-05-09) (aged 61)
London, England
OccupationFilm critic and novelist
SpouseRoger Gilliatt (m. 1954; divorced)
(m. 1963; div. 1968)
PartnerVincent Canby
Children1 daughter (with Osborne)

Penelope Gilliatt (/ˈɪliət/; born Penelope Ann Douglass Conner; 25 March 1932 – 9 May 1993) was an English novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and film critic. As one of the main film critics for The New Yorker magazine in the 1960s and 1970s, Gilliatt was known for her detailed descriptions and evocative reviews. A writer of short stories, novels, non-fiction books, and screenplays, Gilliatt was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).[1]

  1. ^ "The 44th Academy Awards | 1972". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2019.