Ben Yagoda

Ben Yagoda is the movie critic of the Philadelphia Daily News . His last article for American Heritage , a history of Tin Pan Alley , appeared in the October 1983 issue.

Articles by Ben Yagoda

Unfolding The Nation, April 1988 | Vol. 39, No. 3

Wherever you go in search of history, there’s a good chance the first thing you reach for will be a road map. And road maps have a history too. Read >>

Lullaby Of Tin Pan Alley, October/November 1983 | Vol. 34, No. 6

The ceaseless clatter of cheap pianos from a mid-Manhattan side street was once music to all America Read >>

The True Story Of Bernard Macfadden, December 1981 | Vol. 33, No. 1

LIFE and LOVES of the FATHER of the CONFESSION MAGAZINE Read >>

Hollywood Cleans Up Its Act, February/March 1980 | Vol. 31, No. 2

The curious career of the Hays Office Read >>