He wove a great web of knowledge, linking everything together, and sat modestly at a switchboard at the center, eager to help.
Source: Tribute to Times, drama editor, NY Times, 5 Jan 1985.
-- Walter Kerr, (Jul 8 1913-1996), US critic, author; He was an influential NY Times critic, 1966-81 who won a Pultizer Prize for his criticism, 1978; entered Theater Hall of Fame, 1982.