Ashton Stevens | |
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 Ashton Stevens in 1920 | |
| Born | 11 August 1872 San Francisco, California |
| Died | 12 July 1951 (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation(s) | Drama critic Arts journalist |
| Years active | 1894–1951 |
| Spouse(s) | Aleece Uhlorn (1900–1926) Florence Katherine Krug (1927–1951) |
| Relatives | George Stevens (nephew) |
Ashton P. Stevens (August 11, 1872 – July 12, 1951) was an American journalist regarded as the dean of American drama critics. His newspaper column appeared in The San Francisco Examiner and later in the Chicago Herald-American. He was a theater critic for the Hearst Newspapers for 50 years, 40 of them in Chicago.