What is Marc Spitz?
{{For|the [[Olympics|Olympic]] swimmer|Mark Spitz}} {{Infobox writer | name = Marc Spitz | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1969|10|2}} | birth_place = [[Far Rockaway, Queens|Far Rockaway]], [[Queens]], New York, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|2|4|1969|10|2}} | death_place = [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S. | alma_mater = [[Bennington College]] | occupation = Author, music journalist, playwright | genre = [[Music]], [[popular culture|pop culture]] }} '''Marc Spitz''' (October 2, 1969 – February 4, 2017) was an American music journalist, author and playwright. Spitz's writings on [[rock and roll]] and popular culture appeared in ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' (where he was a Senior Writer) as well as ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'', ''[[Harp (magazine)|Harp]]'', ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'' and the ''[[New York Post]]''. He was a contributing music writer for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''. Spitz died on February 4, 2017 in [[Manhattan]], New York, at the age of 47.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/marc-spitz-veteran-music-journalist-and-author-dead-at-47-w465045 |title=Marc Spitz, Veteran Music Journalist and Author, Dead at 47 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 4, 2017 |issn=0035-791X |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209060932/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/marc-spitz-veteran-music-journalist-and-author-dead-at-47-w465045 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7678014/marc-spitz-music-journalist-and-playwright-dies |title=Marc Spitz, Music Journalist and Playwright, Dies |first1=Mitchell |last1=Peters |first2=Shirley |last2=Halperin |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 4, 2017 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spitz, Marc}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Catego