▁music ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Post , ▁Mc L ellan ▁wrote ▁a ▁ch ess ▁column , ▁wrote ▁for ▁Book ▁World ▁and ▁covered ▁White ▁House ▁parties ▁and ▁other ▁society ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁Style ▁section . ▁He ▁covered ▁world ▁ch ess ▁matches , ▁and ▁edited ▁a ▁synd ic ated ▁column ▁by ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ian ▁American ▁grand master ▁Lub om ir ▁K av ale k . ▁ ▁He ▁re put edly ▁taught ▁himself ▁to ▁write ▁as ▁a ▁young ster ▁by ▁reading ▁How ▁to ▁Write , ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁bonus ▁with ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁en cyc loped ias ▁he ▁bought ▁with ▁money ▁earned ▁from ▁his ▁paper ▁route . ▁ ▁Mc L ellan ▁died ▁of ▁kid ney ▁failure ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁continued ▁to ▁review ▁concert s ▁for ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁A ▁Good ▁Ear , ▁and ▁Heart ▁ ▁Long time ▁Post ▁Music ▁Crit ic ▁Joseph ▁D . ▁Mc L ellan ▁Dies ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁death s ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Qu in cy , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : B oston ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁music ▁critics ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁kid ney ▁failure <0x0A> </s> ▁Margaret ▁Kay ▁( cir ca ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁Ab original ▁museum