He was one of those inexplicable gifts of nature, an artist who leaps over boundaries, changes our nervous systems, creates a new language, transmits new kinds of joy to our startled senses and spirits.

Awards
National Magazine Award (1974; for a piece on the arts in America)
Page One Awards (1974; for a piece on the arts in America; and 1982 for a profile of Richard Pryor)
George Jean Nathan Award (1980; for dramatic criticism )
ASCAP / Deems Taylor Award (1981; for coverage of John Lennon’s death)


Books

Atwan Robert and Bruce Forer (editors) Bedside Hollywood: Great Scenes from Movie Memoirs New York: Moyer Bell (1985); foreword by Jack Kroll. He died of colon cancer at New York University Medical Center at age 74. Anthony" ("Mr.

1926 – 8 June 2000) – known as Jack Kroll – was an award-winning Newsweek drama and film critic. His career spanned 37 years – more than half the publication's existence.