Marvin Kitman was an American television critic, humorist, and author. He was a columnist for Newsday for 35 years and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1982. Kitman was the author of nine books, including two on George Washington that combine humor with extensive historical research.
Who is Marvin Kitman? Newsday television reviewer and author dies at 93
Marvin Kitman, a television critic for 35 years with Newsday and a prominent author best remembered for his examination of George Washington’s financial situation, died today at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, N.J. He was 93 and died from cancer, according to his son, Jamie Kitman.
He also wrote “The Number One Best Seller: The True Adventures of Marvin Kitman,” published in 1966. His last was “Gullible’s Travels: A Comical History of the Trump Era,” published in 2020.
In 2007, he stunned many by writing “The Man Who Would Not Shut Up: The Rise of Bill O’Reilly” (2007), a turnaround for a liberal writer who started his career on a leftist publication.