Irving Kolodin (February 21, 1908April 29, 1988) was an American music critic and music historian.

Biography

Irving Kolodin was born in

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, New York. He wrote for the ''

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'' from 1932 to 1950 and for the '' Saturday Review'' starting in 1947. He was best known for his popular '' Guide to Recorded Music''. He also wrote program notes for the

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and

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, and a 762-page "candid history" of the Met up to 1966. He was married to Irma (née Levy) Zeckendorf, former wife of real estate developer

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.Santa Fe New Mexican: "William Zeckendorf Jr., 1929-2014: Developer, philanthropist left mark on Santa Fe" By Howard Houghton
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October 24, 2014

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