Biography
Herbert Gold was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1924. After working for U.S. Army Intelligence from 1943 to 1946, he received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University, in 1946 and 1948, respectively. He was married to Edith Durbin from 1948 to 1956 and to Melissa Dilworth from 1968 to 1975; both marriages ended in divorce. Gold has a number of children: Ann and Judith from his first marriage, and Nina, Ari, and Ethan from his second marriage.
Gold’s first published story appeared in Harper’s Bazaar while he was still in college, and he was firmly established as a full-time writer by the time he was in his thirties. In 1960, Gold left the Midwest permanently; he moved to San Francisco, settling in a small apartment on Russian Hill above North Beach, which continued to be his permanent residence during his extensive travels. Most of his later fiction is set in San Francisco, while his essays reflect his travels, especially in Haiti. Gold has taught at several universities, including the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, and Harvard University.
Criticism by Herbert Gold
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Magic and Metaphors of Mystery
Luisa Valenzuela Criticism
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Herbert Gold
Alistair MacLean Criticism
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Herbert Gold
Richard Condon Criticism
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Dame Edith Was Right
James Purdy Criticism
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Epitaph to a Generation: What Shall We Wear to This Party?
Randolph Stow Criticism
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Funny Is Money
Mel Brooks Criticism
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The Falling Star
Doris Grumbach Criticism
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