Sikeston's Terry Teachout, WSJ critic and prolific writer, dies at 65

Saturday, January 15, 2022 ~ Updated 5:04 PM

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Former Sikeston resident Terry Teachout, a theater critic and writer for The Wall Street Journal and Commentary magazine, died Thursday in Smithtown, New York. He was 65.

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