GILL, BRENDAN

born Oct. 4, 1914, Hartford, Conn., U.S.

died Dec. 27, 1997, New York, N.Y.

U.S. writer.

He is chiefly known for his pieces in The New Yorker , where he spent some 60 years, many of them as staff film critic (1960–67), theatre critic (1968–87), and architecture critic (1992–97). His many books include the memoir Here at The New Yorker (1975). A leading preservationist, he led the successful fight to save Grand Central Station .