Terry Teachout Bio | Wiki
Terry Teachout was an American librettist, stage director, playwright, biographer, critic, and author. He served as the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal. At the same time, Terry served as the critic-at-large of Commentary and the author of a column titled “Sightings.” The column mainly talked about the arts in America published in The Wall Street Journal twice a week.
Terry worked as a blogger at About Last Night. In addition, he wrote about the arts for many other newspapers and magazines such as National Review and The New York Times. Apart from that, Terry served as a regular panelist on a monthly podcast, Three on the Aisle, about theater in America. The American Theatre magazine hosted the podcast from September 2017 to December 2021.
Terry Teachout Age
He was born on February 6, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America. Terry died on January 13, 2022, in
Smithtown, New York, U.S. at the age of 65.
Terry Teachout Height
He was a man of below-average stature. Terry stood at a height of 5 ft 5 in ( Approx 1.65m).
Terry Teachout Family
He was born to his parents Herbert H. “Bert” Teachout and Evelyn Teachout (née Crosno) on February 6, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America. His father served as a hardware salesman while his mother was a secretary. Terry grew up as the firstborn son of the couple in Sikeston, Missouri.
Terry Teachout Wife | Hilary
He married his ex-wife Liz Cullers whom he divorced later. In 2007, he married his second wife called Hilary Teachout (née Dyson) . She died in 2020. Terry was hospitalized in 2005 with congestive heart failure which he successfully recovered. He lived in NYC until his death on January 13, 2022.
Terry Teachout Education
He graduated from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1974. In 1979, Terry earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. From 1983 to 1985, Terry attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Terry Teachout Wall Street Journal
He lived in Kansas City from 1975 to 1983, where he served as a jazz bassist. He as well wrote for the Kansas City Star about classical music and jazz. Terry relocated to New York City in 1985 and began working at Harper’s Magazine as an editor from 1985 to 1987. From there, he became an editorial writer for the New York Daily News from 1987 to 1993. From 1993 to 2000, Terry served as classical music as well as a dance critic at New York Daily News. He served as a drama critic of The Wall Street Journal and the critic-at-large of the magazine Commentary prior to his death.
Terry Teachout Duke | Pops
He published Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong in 2009. In Michiko Kakutani’s New York Times review of Pops, she wrote “With Pops, his eloquent and important new biography of Armstrong, the critic, and cultural historian Terry Teachout restores this jazzman to his deserved place in the pantheon of American artists.” In 2009, Pops was chosen by The Washington Post as one of the ten best books.
The same was chosen by The Economist as one of the best books of the year. Additionally, the New York Times Book Review chose the same book as one of the “100 notable books” of 2010. Terry wrote Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington in 2013. The book was longlisted for the National Book Awards nonfiction prize. As James Gavin wrote for the New York Times Book Review, he called Duke a “clear-eyed reassessment of a man regarded in godlike terms”
Terry Teachout Net Worth
Terry had an estimated net worth of $1,065,867.
Who Was Terry Teachout
Terry was an American librettist, stage director, playwright, biographer, critic, and author. He served as the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal.
Was Terry Teachout Married
He married his ex-wife Liz Cullers whom he divorced later. In 2007, he married his second wife called Hilary Teachout (née Dyson) . She died in 2020.