Leo Mishkin [SEP] date of death
Leo Mishkin
Leo Mishkin (January 22, 1907 - December 27, 1980) was an American film, theater, and television critic of the mid-20th century. He was also a long-time member of the New York Film Critics Circle and served at least one term as chair.
Biography.
He was born on January 22, 1907 to Herman Mishkin and Rose Kissin. His father was the photographer for the Metropolitan Opera from 1905 to 1932.
He worked as a publicity director for Rex Ingram, a
Herman Mishkin
Herman Mishkin (March 1870 - February 6, 1948) was a Russian-American photographer in Manhattan, New York City. He specialized in photographing opera singers. Mishkin was born in Minsk, Russia in March 1870. He migrated to the United States in 1885. He bought a camera and started taking photographs in the 1880s. He married and had a son, Leo Mishkin. He died on February 6, 1948.