438:(1) He has no ear for American speech; (2) he cannot deal with American drama; (3) he prefers, in all ways, English theatre to American theatre; (4) he would find it not at all ignoble if Broadway were to become primarily an importing agent; (5) he prefers ballet to theatre; (6) he is a smart ass; (7) he enjoys glorifying himself publicly through his position; (8) he changes his opinions constantly, which is certainly the right of free men, but not so helpful when the life or death of a play is based on a critic's having the courage to say what he thinks now, not a month later in a ballet column; (9) he has little interest in learning the financial aspects of Broadway, to which he is central.
33:
399:, Gordon Cox said Barnes "helped nurture the explosion of the form in Gotham in the 1970s." Regarding television, Barnes once wrote: "It is the first truly democratic culture, the first culture available to everyone and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want."
460:
Barnes was married four times, with the first three marriages, to Joyce Tolman in 1947, to
Patricia Winkley in 1958, and to Amy Pagnozzi in 1985, ending in divorce; his fourth marriage, to Valerie Taylor, lasted from 2004 until his death. He had two children from his second marriage.
411:
noted that Barnes sometimes wrote four reviews a day, possibly because New
Yorkers were "greedy for his brand of pithy English open-mindedness." He was credited with having drawn attention to Nureyev and
256:, London, the only child of ambulance driver Arthur Lionel Barnes (1898â1940) and Freda Marguerite, nÊe Garratt. After their divorce when he was seven, he was raised by his mother. Barnes was educated at
325:, as the paper's editors were concerned by the level of influence amassed by one person holding both roles. In 1978, after being asked to fully divest of his role as a drama critic, he was hired by the
393:
The
British writer was known for his "lively and enthusiastic approach to criticism" which contributed to an upswing in dance criticism in New York City media. Writing for
661:
811:
826:
796:
551:
244:. Barnes had significant influence in reviewing new Broadway productions and evaluating the international dancers who often perform in New York City.
836:
416:, dancers who went on to attain great fame. The English writer was particularly good at identifying American talent and introducing artists like
338:
Barnes authored and contributed to numerous books related to theatre and the performing arts, particularly dance. These include four volumes of
846:
228:
321:, and moved to New York in 1965 to become their dance critic and drama critic. In 1967, many of his duties as drama critic were given to
856:
791:
781:
434:
called Barnes "the most dangerous, the most crippling critic in modern
Broadway history." Goldman gave the following reasons for this:
841:
786:
776:
232:(13 May 1927 â 19 November 2008) was an English writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977, he was the dance and theater critic for the
816:
568:
426:
280:
Barnes began writing dance criticism in 1949, during his time at Oxford, and afterward, he was a writer and editor for
738:
633:
265:
91:
806:
469:
284:, which he contributed to until its demise in 1998. In the 1950s, he was a freelance writer, contributing to the
861:
851:
866:
689:"Clive Barnes. Dance critic who went from working class roots in England to huge influence on Broadway".
486:
716:
448:
444:
831:
801:
601:
821:
494:
303:
600:
771:
766:
513:
The Clive Barnes
Foundation was established in 2009 to administer the Clive Barnes Awards.
8:
413:
335:
for the next thirty years, continuing to write there until a few weeks before his death.
607:
498:
490:
395:
381:
639:
629:
564:
417:
709:
556:
578:
431:
269:
560:
387:
317:
257:
234:
760:
421:
327:
298:
292:
286:
240:
602:"Clive Barnes, Who Raised Stakes in Dance and Theater Criticism, Dies at 81"
730:
643:
465:
347:
322:
623:
32:
656:
Cox, Gordon (20 November 2008). "Critic was a force in arts circle."
308:
261:
502:
253:
356:
Masters of
Movement: Portraits of America's Great Choreographers
331:, which allowed him to cover both mediums. He remained with the
549:"Barnes, Clive Alexander (1927â2008), dance and drama critic".
628:(1st ed.). New York: Helene Obolensky Enterprises.
306:, until he was appointed the inaugural dance critic for
660:, vol. 301, no. 34, pp. 1 ff. – via
708:
555:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2012.
758:
352:American Ballet Theatre: A 25 Year Retrospective
424:to London audiences. In his book on Broadway,
812:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
827:Deaths from liver cancer in New York (state)
731:"The Award (including lists of recipients)"
455:
31:
715:. New York: Limelight Editions. pp.
702:
700:
797:Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford
706:
552:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
493:in 1975, and appointed a knight of the
364:New York Times Directory of the Theater
354:(with Elizabeth Kaye), the foreword to
837:English emigrants to the United States
759:
697:
621:
598:
544:
542:
540:
538:
536:
534:
532:
530:
528:
526:
508:
472:in New York City on 19 November 2008.
315:In 1963, Barnes began writing for the
238:, and, from 1978 until his death, the
847:Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
711:The season: A candid look at Broadway
594:
592:
590:
588:
427:The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway
340:50 Best Plays of the American Theatre
599:Grimes, William (20 November 2008).
741:from the original on 10 August 2022
735:Clive and Valerie Barnes Foundation
523:
13:
675:Barnes, Clive (30 December 1969).
585:
14:
878:
857:People educated at Emanuel School
792:21st-century English male writers
782:20th-century English male writers
186: 1985, divorced)
165: 1958, divorced)
144: 1947, divorced)
842:English male non-fiction writers
787:21st-century English journalists
777:20th-century English journalists
693:. 21 November 2008. p. 37.
485:He was made a Commander of the
360:Ballet in Britain Since the War
201:
183:
162:
141:
817:The New York Times journalists
723:
682:
669:
650:
615:
376:Inside American Ballet Theatre
266:St Catherine's College, Oxford
92:St Catharine's College, Oxford
1:
516:
247:
666:. Accessed 23 December 2021.
579:UK public library membership
402:
7:
487:Order of the British Empire
10:
883:
480:
707:Goldman, William (1984).
475:
378:, as well as biographies
302:; he also worked for the
275:
214:
122:
105:
97:
87:
70:
56:
39:
30:
23:
16:English writer and critic
807:British theatre critics
561:10.1093/ref:odnb/100573
456:Personal life and death
622:Barnes, Clive (1982).
495:Order of the Dannebrog
453:
358:(by Rose Eichenbaum),
304:Greater London Council
225:Clive Alexander Barnes
862:The Times journalists
436:
852:New York Post people
470:Mount Sinai Hospital
443:Goldman (1984). pp.
867:Writers from London
691:The Daily Telegraph
509:Clive Barnes Awards
368:Ballet Here and Now
344:Best American Plays
312:of London in 1961.
282:Dance & Dancers
268:. He served in the
252:Barnes was born in
66:New York City, U.S.
663:Gale OneFile: News
608:The New York Times
499:Queen Margrethe II
491:Queen Elizabeth II
382:Tennessee Williams
577:(Subscription or
570:978-0-19-861411-1
464:Barnes died from
418:George Balanchine
342:, nine series of
222:
221:
874:
751:
750:
748:
746:
727:
721:
720:
714:
704:
695:
694:
686:
680:
673:
667:
654:
648:
647:
619:
613:
612:
604:
596:
583:
582:
574:
546:
451:
385:
231:
205:
203:
187:
185:
166:
164:
152:Patricia Winkley
145:
143:
63:
60:19 November 2008
49:
47:
35:
21:
20:
882:
881:
877:
876:
875:
873:
872:
871:
832:English critics
757:
756:
755:
754:
744:
742:
729:
728:
724:
705:
698:
688:
687:
683:
674:
670:
655:
651:
636:
620:
616:
597:
586:
576:
571:
548:
547:
524:
519:
511:
483:
478:
458:
452:
442:
432:William Goldman
409:Daily Telegraph
405:
379:
372:Dance Scene USA
278:
272:for two years.
270:Royal Air Force
250:
227:
210:
207:
204: 2004)
199:
195:
189:
181:
177:
174:
168:
160:
156:
153:
147:
139:
135:
132:
118:
88:Alma mater
83:
65:
61:
52:London, England
51:
45:
43:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
880:
870:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
802:Ballet critics
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
753:
752:
722:
696:
681:
677:New York Times
668:
649:
634:
614:
611:. p. A41.
584:
569:
521:
520:
518:
515:
510:
507:
482:
479:
477:
474:
457:
454:
440:
404:
401:
388:Rudolf Nureyev
318:New York Times
277:
274:
258:Emanuel School
249:
246:
235:New York Times
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
209:
208:
197:
194:Valerie Taylor
193:
192:
190:
179:
175:
172:
171:
169:
158:
154:
151:
150:
148:
137:
133:
130:
129:
126:
124:
120:
119:
117:
116:
113:
109:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
82:
81:
78:
74:
72:
68:
67:
64:(aged 81)
58:
54:
53:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
879:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
822:Dance critics
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
764:
762:
740:
736:
732:
726:
718:
713:
712:
703:
701:
692:
685:
678:
672:
665:
664:
659:
658:Daily Variety
653:
645:
641:
637:
635:0-9609736-2-1
631:
627:
626:
618:
610:
609:
603:
595:
593:
591:
589:
580:
572:
566:
562:
558:
554:
553:
545:
543:
541:
539:
537:
535:
533:
531:
529:
527:
522:
514:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
473:
471:
467:
462:
450:
446:
439:
435:
433:
429:
428:
423:
422:Martha Graham
419:
415:
410:
400:
398:
397:
391:
389:
383:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
336:
334:
330:
329:
328:New York Post
324:
320:
319:
313:
311:
310:
305:
301:
300:
299:The Spectator
295:
294:
293:Daily Express
289:
288:
287:New Statesman
283:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
245:
243:
242:
241:New York Post
237:
236:
230:
226:
217:
213:
191:
170:
149:
128:
127:
125:
121:
114:
111:
110:
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
79:
76:
75:
73:
69:
59:
55:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
743:. Retrieved
734:
725:
710:
690:
684:
676:
671:
662:
657:
652:
624:
617:
606:
550:
512:
484:
466:liver cancer
463:
459:
437:
425:
408:
406:
394:
392:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
348:John Gassner
343:
339:
337:
332:
326:
316:
314:
307:
297:
291:
285:
281:
279:
251:
239:
233:
224:
223:
173:Amy Pagnozzi
131:Joyce Tolman
62:(2008-11-19)
25:Clive Barnes
18:
772:2008 deaths
767:1927 births
745:23 December
497:in 1972 by
414:Baryshnikov
323:Walter Kerr
50:13 May 1927
761:Categories
581:required.)
517:References
248:Background
80:journalist
71:Occupation
46:1927-05-13
403:Reception
309:The Times
262:Battersea
101:1949â2008
739:Archived
719:, 91â92.
441:â
390:(1982).
215:Children
106:Subjects
644:8846460
625:Nureyev
503:Denmark
481:Honours
396:Variety
254:Lambeth
206:
198:
188:
180:
176:
167:
159:
155:
146:
138:
134:
115:theater
642:
632:
575:
567:
476:Legacy
384:(1975)
346:(with
296:, and
290:, the
276:Career
123:Spouse
98:Period
77:Critic
200:(
196:
182:(
178:
161:(
157:
140:(
136:
112:Dance
747:2021
640:OCLC
630:ISBN
565:ISBN
420:and
407:The
386:and
333:Post
264:and
57:Died
40:Born
557:doi
501:of
489:by
468:at
380:of
350:),
260:in
229:CBE
763::
737:.
733:.
717:84
699:^
638:.
605:.
587:^
563:.
525:^
505:.
449:92
445:91
430:,
374:,
370:,
366:,
362:,
202:m.
184:m.
163:m.
142:m.
749:.
679:.
646:.
573:.
559::
447:â
218:2
48:)
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)