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Winthrop Sargeant was born on 10 December, 1903 in San Francisco, California, is an A 20th-century american non-fiction writer. Discover Winthrop Sargeant's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Occupation Music critic, violinist
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 10 December 1903
Birthday 10 December
Birthplace San Francisco, California
Date of death 15 August, 1986
Died Place Salisbury, Connecticut
Nationality United States

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1903

Winthrop Sargeant (December 10, 1903 – August 15, 1986) was an American music critic, violinist, and writer.

Sargeant was born in San Francisco, California on December 10, 1903.

He studied violin in his native city with Albert Elkus, and with Felix Prohaska and Lucien Capet in Europe.

1922

In 1922, at the age of 18, he became the youngest member of the San Francisco Symphony.

1926

He left there for New York City in 1926 where he became a violinist with the New York Symphony from 1926 to 1928 and later the New York Philharmonic from 1928 to 1930.

1930

He abandoned his performance career in favor of pursuing a career as a journalist, critic, and writer in 1930.

He wrote music criticism for Musical America, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and The New York American.

1937

He was notably a music editor for Time magazine from 1937–1945, and he served as a senior writer for Life magazine from 1945–1949.

1938

His books included Jazz: Hot and Hybrid (1938), Geniuses, goddesses, and people (1949), Listening to music (1958), Jazz: a history (1964), In spite of myself: a personal memoir (1970), Divas (1973).

Sargeant had a long-standing interest in the Bhagavad Gītā.

1940

In 1940, William Saroyan lists him among "contributing editors" at Time in the play, Love's Old Sweet Song.

1949

From 1949–1972, he wrote the column Musical Events for The New Yorker.

1979

Sargeant published his own English translation of the Bhagavad Gītā (see article) in 1979.

1986

He continued to write music criticism for that publication until his death in 1986 at the age of 82.

Sargeant died at his home in Salisbury, Connecticut on August 15, 1986.

He was survived by his wife, Jane Smith Sargeant, and his brother, Emmet Sargeant.