Manny Farber Dies at 91

By Angela Carone / Cultural Enterprise Reporter, Culture Lust by Angela Carone

Published August 20, 2008 at 7:34 PM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

One of San Diego's most unique voices in art and film criticism died on Monday. Manny Farber was 91 and one of the 20th century's greatest film critics, an influential artist, and a professor at UCSD. Franklin Bruno wrote a great piece about him in The Believer a few years ago. Here are the thoughts of Village Voice film critic J. Hoberman. I admire Hoberman's writing a great deal so it makes sense now knowing that Farber was so influential for him. We'll be doing a remembrance on These Days tomorrow. I'll post the interview right after the show. ( here it is ) & So sad....

Angela Carone

Angela Carone covered arts and culture for KPBS and was the author of Culture Lust. Angela has produced public radio programs focused on the arts for the Atlanta and San Diego markets. In this role, she has covered topics ranging from books, film, theater, music, visual arts and pop culture. She also has more than 15 years experience in print media, having been published in various newspapers, alternative weeklies, and exhibition catalogs. Angela has degrees in political science from Pennsylvania State University and in English literature from Georgia State University. She is also a published photographer.

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