Manny Farber
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Manny Farber (1917-August 17, 2008) was an American painter and early nobrow film critic, born in 1917 in Douglas, Arizona. He taught at the University of California San Diego alongside Raymond Durgnat, Jean-Pierre Gorin and Jonathan Rosenbaum.
His film criticism has appeared during stints at The New Republic (late 1940s), Time (1949), The Nation (1949-54), New Leader (1958-59), Cavalier (1966), Artforum (1967-71). He has also contributed to Commentary, Film Culture, Film Comment, and City Magazine. He contributed art criticism to The New Republic and The Nation during the 1940s through 1950s.
His 1957 essay "Underground films: a bit of male truth" coined the term underground film.
In his essay "White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art" originally published in 1962, he eloquently championed B film and under-appreciated auteurs.
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