Morton Marcus (1936-2009)

The news has reached us today of the death of poet, film critic and teacher Morton Marcus. Mort was a dear friend of mine and I knew he was in declining health, but today’s news still comes as a deep shock. In tribute to Mort, I want to re-run this story I wrote about him in 2008 upon the publication of his magnum opus, his autobiography/literary memoir “Striking Through the Masks.” It really gets to the essence of the man: Is Morton Marcus a man of contradictions? Well, he is a professio

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Morton Marcus (1936-2009)

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