Dwight Macdonald

Dwight Macdonald
Dwight Macdonald
Born	March 24, 1906; New York City, New York, US
Died	December 19, 1982 (aged 76); New York City, New York, US
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupations	Writer; author; literary critic; cultural critic; activist;
Years active	1929–1980
Political party	Socialist Workers Party (1939–40); Workers' Party (1940–41);
Movement	New York Intellectuals
Spouses	; Nancy Rodman (m. 1934; div. 1954) Gloria Lanier (m. 1954)
Children	2, including Nicholas

Dwight Macdonald (March 24, 1906 – December 19, 1982) was an American writer, critic, philosopher, and activist. Macdonald was a member of the New York Intellectuals and editor of their leftist magazine Partisan Review for six years. He also contributed to other New York publications including Time, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and Politics, a journal which he founded in 1944.

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