RIP Judith Crist (mother of Steve Crist)

[tector]

I remember watching her as a kid on the Today Show, before that clown Gene Shalit took over. She was way classier. But TV had those kind of people on then--William F. Buckley, Dick Cavett, David Susskind, etc. The entertainment programming was largely dreck in those days, but they were not afraid to appear "elitist" on programs meant to engage your mind.

You can scour MSNBC, Fox News and CNN and not find anybody worthy to be compared to the likes of them.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by tector

I remember watching her as a kid on the Today Show, before that clown Gene Shalit took over. She was way classier. But TV had those kind of people on then--William F. Buckley, Dick Cavett, David Susskind, etc. The entertainment programming was largely dreck in those days, but they were not afraid to appear "elitist" on programs meant to engage your mind.

You can scour MSNBC, Fox News and CNN and not find anybody worthy to be compared to the likes of them.

Concur completely. She was the film critic of choice in our house as well between 'Today' and her New York Magazine work... I think I recall her reviewing for Metromedia 5 News too. She was delightfully smart, funny and acerbic. As Roger Ebert has said for ages, everything in film criticism as entertainment derives from Judith Crist. Condolences to Steve; an apple that didn't fall far from the tree, but rolled into a different orchard.

[tector]

I remember reading an article MANY years ago in SI (I think) about Steve Crist (this may have been when he was at the NYT) and Beyer. His family was originally mortified at his career focus. I am guessing eventually that resolved itself.

[tector]

Here's the article, in fact (SI's archive is down right now--the article is from 1989), but the Google and Yahoo caches seem to have it all:

http://goo.gl/l1Hrf

http://goo.gl/FIlYs

http://goo.gl/u3KB3

http://goo.gl/sBwUs

http://goo.gl/mRVyA

http://goo.gl/TzR67

http://goo.gl/sZEs1

http://goo.gl/psmul

[tector]

PS: I cannot imagine SI ever doing anything like this article today.

[Riot]

One of my longtime favorites. I remember being shocked at finding out Steve "is Judith Crist's SON??" Fondly remembered. Condolences to her family and friends.

[AlreadyHome]

RIP my prayers go out to the Crist Family