Hentoff

[hen-tawf, ‑tof]

noun

1. Nat(han Irving), 1925–2017, U.S. writer and critic.

Example Sentences

Among her many ventures to champion the jazz music she loves so much is A&R for iconic jazz label Candid Records, founded by the great jazz writer Nat Hentoff in 1960.

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‘The Pleasures of Being Out of Step: Notes on the Life of Nat Hentoff’: The critic Nat Hentoff is the subject of this engaging 2014 bio-documentary from the director David L. Lewis.

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Hentoff lived a rich and colorful life; he was known primarily for his work in the jazz world, editing the magazine DownBeat and even producing several jazz albums; he also wrote for The Village Voice, primarily in the realm of politics and civil liberties.

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“Under the First Amendment, governments cannot retaliate against anyone based upon the viewpoints that they express on any issue,” said Thomas Hentoff, a partner at the law firm Williams & Connolly who specializes in First Amendment law.

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And Hentoff got The New Yorker to devote a whole forty-five pages of print to Marie, and later Hentoff expanded those pages into a full biography.

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