Walter Kerr
Walter Kerr
Walter Francis Kerrwas an American writer and Broadway theater critic. He also was the writer, lyricist, and/or director of several Broadway plays and musicals as well as the author of several books, generally on the subject of theater and cinema...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth8 July 1913
CountryUnited States of America
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