Louis Kronenberger  Louis Kronenberger (December 9, 1904April 30, 1980) was an American literary critic (longest with "Time", (1938-1961), novelist, and biographer who wrote extensively on drama and the 18th century. Kronenberger attended (but did not graduate from) the University of Cincinnati (1921–24). In 1924, Kronenberger began his career at the "New York Times". In 1926, he became an editor at Boni & Liveright. In 1933, he became an editor for Alfred A. Knopf. In 1938, he became drama critic for "Time", where he continued to 1961. In 1940, William Saroyan listed Kronenberger among the associate editors at "Time" in the play, "Love's Old Sweet Song". Starting in 1942, he worked under Whittaker Chambers, who became editor for the "Back of the Book" (1942-1944). During this period "Time" was, according to Chambers, "consistently able and sometimes brilliant, because of a small group of men" that included Kronenberger, T. S. Matthews, James Agee, Robert Fitzgerald, Robert Cantwell, Winthrop Sargeant, John K. Jessup, and Calvin Fixx. He continued to work for "Time" until 1961. In 1940, he also served as a critic for "PM" and worked there until 1948. Kronenberger was a visiting professor at several universities, including City College of New York, Columbia, Harvard, Berkeley. In 1951, at Brandeis, he founded a Department of Theater Arts. He was associated with numerous organizations for promoting the arts: Yaddo, Lincoln Center Library-Museum, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Kronenberger married Emily L. Plaut in 1940; they had two children. He died on April 30, 1980. "Kronenberger's praise was a near guarantee of box-office success." A collection of Louis Kronenberger's papers is held by Princeton University. In his later years, Kronenberger wrote biographies, including one of John Wilkes and another of Oscar Wilde. Books:   Editing:  Books edited with others:   Plays written:   Plays translated, adapted:   Plays edited:   Plays edited with others: