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| − | + | '''Kevin Courrier''' (Toronto, [[Canada]], November 23, 1956 - October 12, 2018) was a Canadian journalist, film critic, radio presenter and author. | |
| − | He wrote the Zappa biography ''[[Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa]] (2002) | + | ==Biography== |
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| + | He began his radio career as co-host of the interview program ''"On The Arts"'' for CJRT-FM in Toronto and in 1989 moved to CBC Radio as producer and film critic for the pop culture program ''"Prime Time"'' with Geoff Pevere. As a film critic he was influenced by Pauline Kael. <ref>https://www.criticsatlarge.ca/2018/11/remembering-kevin-courrier-friendship.html</ref> | ||
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| + | Courrier wrote the Zappa biography ''[[Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa]]'' (2002) and an eponymous book in the ''33 1/3'' series about [[Captain Beefheart]]'s ''[[Trout Mask Replica]] ''(2007). | ||
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| + | He passed away from cancer in 2018. <ref>https://www.criticsatlarge.ca/2018/11/remembering-kevin-courrier-friendship.html</ref> <ref>https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=kevin-courrier&pid=190586178</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Writers|Courrier]] | [[Category:Writers|Courrier]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:10, 7 September 2020
Kevin Courrier (Toronto, Canada, November 23, 1956 - October 12, 2018) was a Canadian journalist, film critic, radio presenter and author.
Biography
He began his radio career as co-host of the interview program "On The Arts" for CJRT-FM in Toronto and in 1989 moved to CBC Radio as producer and film critic for the pop culture program "Prime Time" with Geoff Pevere. As a film critic he was influenced by Pauline Kael. [1]
Courrier wrote the Zappa biography Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa (2002) and an eponymous book in the 33 1/3 series about Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica (2007).
He passed away from cancer in 2018. [2] [3]
