Bosley Crowther(1905-1981)

Became rather notorious for being one of a handful of critics (John Simon was another) who wrote a negative review of the 1967 film classic "Bonnie and Clyde", an act which singlehandedly almost caused the film to fail at the box office. Crowther was at that time film critic for the New York Times. He had previously written a highly critical assessment of Laurence Olivier's acclaimed performance in his 1965 film version of Shakespeare's "Othello", because Olivier played the role in blackface - this despite the fact that Olivier was eventually Oscar-nominated for his performance.

The most exciting disclosure is the new and advanced construction pattern of those two projects on Third Avenue. They are to be not single, but 'double-deckers' - or two theatres - beneath one roof, one theatre above the other... The conception of an outright duplex theatre, or two complete facilities in one, is, indeed, the most original and dynamic conception advanced for movie-theatre construction since the great movie palaces came...and went: September 3rd, 1961. New York Times.