Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael's opinions often ran contrary to those of her contemporaries.

19 June 1919

Born on the same birth day (19 June): Abe Fortas • Anita Wilson • Blaise Pascal • Charles Coburn • Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig • Ernst Chain • Hamilton Hume • James VI and I • Joseph Earl Sheffield • Keaton Jennings • Margarita Ponomaryova • Mark DeBarge • Paul Dano • Salman Rushdie

Born in the same month (June 1919): Beryl Reid • Clifton McNeely • Donald M. Ashton • Gene Barry • Haidar Abdel-Shafi • John Moffat (Royal Navy officer) • Juan Blanco • Lloyd Richards • Paolo Soleri