Donal Henahan (February 28, 1921 – August 19, 2012) was an American music critic and journalist who had lengthy associations with the Chicago Daily News and The New York Times. With the Times he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1986; he had been a finalist in 1982.[1][2]
In 1967, Henahan left the Chicago Daily News to join the music criticism staff at The New York Times. He became chief music critic of The Times in 1980 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1986. He remained chief music critic at The Times until his retirement in 1991 when he was succeeded by critic Edward Rothstein.[2] After his retirement, he periodically contributed articles to The Times through 1997 as a freelance writer.[4]
Henahan died, aged 91, on August 19, 2012, at his Manhattan home.[5]
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^"Criticism". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 31, 2013.