CHAPMAN, JOHN. Critic; b. Denver, Colorado, ; d. Westport, Connecticut, .
Chapman began his journalistic career as a reporter for the Denver Times in 1917. He moved to New York, where he worked for the Daily News from 1920 to 1923 and from 1926 to 1929. That year he became the drama editor for the Daily News. He remained in that position until 1943, when he was appointed drama critic. He once said of a melodrama, He remained in that position until 1943, when he was appointed drama critic. He once said of a melodrama, ...