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Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954)
TV Series | 30 min | Family, Talk-Show

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Author Meets the Critics (1947–1954)

TV Series | 30 min | Family, Talk-Show

A panel show in which two critics debated a recently-published book; one critic would assail it, the other would praise it. Later in the program, the author would be given the chance to defend the criticism or to acknowledge the accolades.

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Director

Harry Coyle

Producers

Martin Stone | Phyllis Adams

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Updated Sep 21, 1947

Release date (First episode)

Sep 21, 1947 (United States)

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29 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
John K.M. McCaffery Self - Moderator Self - Moderator See fewer	7	Sunday Showcase (1959)
Virgilia Peterson Self - Moderator / Self - prosecuting critic Self - Moderator / Self - prosecuting critic See fewer	3	The David Susskind Show (1958)
Faye Emerson Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	3	Between Two Worlds (1944)
Louis Budenz Self / Self - author Self / Self - author See fewer	2	Author Meets the Critics (1947)
Al Capp Self Self See fewer	1	Li'l Abner (1940)
John Crosby Self Self See fewer	1	The Seven Lively Arts (1957)
Gilbert Highet Self - Author of 'The Classical Tradition' Self - Author of 'The Classical Tradition' See fewer	1	Camera Three (1954)
Merle Miller Self Self See fewer	1	Kings Go Forth (1958)
Arnold Forster Self - author of 'A Measure of Freedom' Self - author of 'A Measure of Freedom' See fewer	1	Avenue of the Just (1978)
Fred Allen Self - Guest Host Self - Guest Host See fewer	1	It's in the Bag! (1945)
Herbert B. Swope Jr. Self Self See fewer	1	Lights Out (1946)
Ben Grauer Self Self See fewer	1	The Town That Forgot God (1922)
Barry Gray Self - defending critic Self - defending critic See fewer	1	Thrills of Music: Ina Ray Hutton and Orchestra (1950)
Lawrence Fertig Self Self See fewer	1	Author Meets the Critics (1947)
Joe Laurie Jr. Self - author of 'Show Biz' Self - author of 'Show Biz' See fewer	1	Union Depot (1932)
Henry Hazlitt Self - author of 'The Great Idea' Self - author of 'The Great Idea' See fewer	1	Longines Chronoscope (1951)
Leo Gurko Self Self See fewer	1	Author Meets the Critics (1947)
Norman Thomas Self Self See fewer	1	Music-Hall (1949)
Abel Green Self - author of 'Show Biz' Self - author of 'Show Biz' See fewer	1	Leatherheads (2008)
H.V. Kaltenborn Self - prosecuting critic Self - prosecuting critic See fewer	1	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Quentin Reynolds Moderator Moderator See fewer	1	Call Northside 777 (1948)
Leo Cherne Self Self See fewer	1	All Star News (1952)
David Loth Self Self See fewer	1	Author Meets the Critics (1947)
Morris Ernst Self Self See fewer	1	Critic at Large (1948)
John Barkham Self - defending critic Self - defending critic See fewer	1	Author Meets the Critics (1947)
Ray Brock Self - author Self - author See fewer	1	Crawford Mystery Theatre (1951)
James A. Michener Self - author Self - author See fewer	1	Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Max Lerner Self - NY Post political columnist Self - NY Post political columnist See fewer	1	Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
Harold Levine Self - Newsweek political editor Self - Newsweek political editor See fewer	1	Longines Chronoscope (1951)