D J R Bruckner

Donald Jerome Raphael Bruckner (November 26, 1933 – September 20, 2013) was an American columnist, critic, and journalist, whose work landed him on the master list of Nixon's political opponents.

Bruckner was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Merton College, Oxford and became a theatre critic for The New York Times where he was on staff from 1981 to 2005. Bruckner died in Manhattan on September 20, 2013, aged 79.