William A. Raidy (c. 1923September 4, 1993, New York City) was an American journalist who was longtime theatre critic of both Broadway and

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productions in New York.

Life and career

Born in Manhattan, Raidy earned degrees from Georgetown University, New York University, and the Sorbonne. He also took theatre courses at the Yale School of Drama. He began his career in journalism in the mid 1940s as a features writer for the '' Long Island Press''. In the mid 1960s he became the theatre critic for ''

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'' and '' The Star-Ledger'', a position he remained in until his death three decades later. He died in 1993 at New York University Medical Center at the age of 70.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raidy, William A 1920s births 1993 deaths American theater critics Georgetown University alumni New York University alumni Paris-Sorbonne University alumni Writers from Manhattan