Charles Champlin


Charles Champlin first began reporting about Hollywood in 1959 for Time magazine and covered movies and other arts for Time in London from 1962–1965. He has been the entertainment and arts editor of the Los Angeles Times since 1965 and its principal film critic since 1967.


Author of…

Cover of The Movies Grow Up

The Movies Grow Up

1940–1980

Nearly 200 photos enhance Champlin’s readable, fascinating survey of the movies from the Golden Age up through the year 1980. According to Champlin, movies art the art form of our time—perhaps even the art form of this century.…

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