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| birth_date = 1938<br />
| birth_place = [[Brownsville, Brooklyn]], New York, U.S.<br />
| death_date = February 28, {{Death year and age|2009|1938}}<br />
| death_place = [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S.<br />
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'''Alvin Klein''' (c. 1938 in [[Brownsville, Brooklyn]] &ndash; February 28, 2009) was an American theatre critic who wrote for ''[[The New York Times]]'' for more than 15 years, publishing nearly 3,500 reviews and other articles.<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news|date=6 March 2009|accessdate=7 March 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/theater/07klein.html|title=Alvin Klein, Times Theater Reviewer, Dies at 73|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Klein was raised in [[Flatbush, New York]]. He obtained his degree from [[Brooklyn College]] and later received his master's degree in [[psychology]] from [[Columbia University]].<ref name=playbill/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Klein began his career as an industrial psychological and management consultant. He later taught courses in English at public schools in New York City. He covered theater for The Times from the late 1970s until September 2004. Here, he wrote for the [[New Jersey]], Long Island, and Westchester County sections.<ref name=playbill>{{cite news |last1=Simonson |first1=Roger |title=Alvin Klein, Longtime Theatre Critic for New York Times, Dies |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/alvin-klein-longtime-theatre-critic-for-new-york-times-dies-com-158538 |access-date=May 6, 2021 |publisher=Playbill |date=March 2, 2009}}</ref> Prior, he worked for the radio station WNYC in 1966 where he would review and eventually worked his way up to become the opening-night theater critic until the 80s. In the 80s, he was the president of the [[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk]], an organization that recognizes excellence in New York theater.<ref name=playbill/> He was also a member of the awards committee of the Lucille Lortel Foundation.<br />
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==Family==<br />
He was the son of immigrants from [[Poland]]. He was married to his wife Janet Ginsberg Klein, who died in 2001. Together they had a son named Gideon, a daughter named Alexandria Klein Rafaeli, and three grandchildren.<ref name=NYTObit /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Klein died at the age of 73 at his home in the East Village section of [[Manhattan, New York]]. The cause of his death was from a heart attack.<br />
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