Kirsch, Robert R., 1922-1980

Robert R. Kirsch (1922-1980) was the Los Angeles Times book critic for many years and a Santa Barbara area resident. He produced thousands of columns, book reviews, and essays, and also wrote fiction, sometimes under pseudonyms of Rorbert Dundee and Robert Bancroft. his works include: "In the Wrong Rain" (1959)," Madeleine Austrian" (1960), "Aldous Huxley", 1894-1963, and "Address at a Memorial Meeting Held in the School of Library Service", February 27, 1964, with Lawrence Clark Powell and Jacob Zeitlin (1964), "The Wars of Pardon" (1965), "West of the West: Witnesses to the California Experience", 1542-1906; "The Story of California from the Conquistadores to the Great Earthquake" (1967), Lives, Works, & Transformations : A Quarter Century of Book Reviews and Essays"(1979). Kirsch died in Santa Barbara, CA on Aug. 16 1980.

Kirsch was born on Oct. 18, 1922 in Brooklyn, NY; BA (1949), MA (1951), and C. Phil. (1970), UCLA; reporter for Merced sun-star (1940) and United press (1946-51); reporter and feature writer for Citizen news, Hollywood, CA (1947-52); staff member, then literary critic, Los Angeles times (1951-80); lecturer in journalism, UCLA (1953,1959-60,1961-72); became dean of college at International Community College (Los Angeles) in 1971; executive story consultant, Universal Studios, 1965-67; books include In the wrong rain (1958), The wars of pardon (1965), and West of the West : witnesses to the California experience, 1542-1906 (anthology written with William S. Murphy, 1968); also wrote The restless lovers (1960), Pandora's box (1961), and Inferno (1962) under the pseudonym of Robert Dundee, and The Castillian rose (1961) and Knight of the scimitar (1965) under the pseudonym of Robert Bancroft; he died on Aug. 16, 1980 in Santa Barbara, CA.

Biography

Kirsch was born on October 18, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York; BA (1949), MA (1951), and C.Phil. (1970), UCLA; reporter for Merced sun-star (1940) and United press (1946-51); reporter and feature writer for Citizen news, Hollywood, California (1947-52); staff member, then literary critic, Los Angeles times (1951-80); lecturer in journalism, UCLA (1953,1959-60,1961-72); became dean of college at International Community College (Los Angeles) in 1971; executive story consultant, Universal Studios, 1965-67; books include In the wrong rain (1958), The wars of pardon (1965), and West of the West: witnesses to the California experience, 1542-1906 (anthology written with William S. Murphy, 1968); also wrote The restless lovers (1960), Pandora's box (1961), and Inferno (1962) under the pseudonym of Robert Dundee, and The Castillian rose (1961) and Knight of the scimitar (1965) under the pseudonym of Robert Bancroft; he died on August 16, 1980 in Santa Barbara, California.

Biography

Robert R. Kirsch (1922-1980) was the Los Angeles Times book critic for many years and a Santa Barbara area resident. He produced thousands of columns, book reviews, and essays, and also wrote fiction, sometimes under pseudonyms of Robert Dundee and Robert Bancroft. His works include: In the Wrong Rain (1959), Madeleine Austrian (1960), Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963, An Address at a Memorial Meeting Held in the School of Library Service, February 27, 1964, with Lawrence Clark Powell and Jacob Zeitlin (1964), The Wars of Pardon (1965), West of the West: Witnesses to the California Experience, 1542-1906; The Story of California from the Conquistadores to the Great Earthquake (1967), Lives, Works, & Transformations: A Quarter Century of Book Reviews and Essays (1978), and Casino: A Novel of Las Vegas (1979). Kirsch died in Santa Barbara, CA on Aug. 16, 1980.