Gold was born on March 9, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio, in to a RussianJewish family.[1][2] His parents were Samuel S. and Frieda (Frankel) Gold. His father ran a fruit store and later a grocery store.[3] Gold was raised in Lakewood,[1] a community he was later to memorialize in his first book, Birth of a Hero (1951). He attended Taft Elementary and Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio.[4][5]
Gold moved to New York City at age 17 after several of his poems had been accepted by New York literary magazines. While there, he studied philosophy at Columbia University and became affiliated with the burgeoning Beat Generation, which resulted in a lifelong friendship with writer Allen Ginsberg. His studies were interrupted when he served in the United States Army from 1943 until 1946, during World War II.[5]
He graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. degree in 1946,[5] and M.A. degree in 1948.
Despite being intertwined with the literary history of San Francisco which greatly defined the Beat Generation, Gold does not consider himself to have ever been a member of this group of writers.[6][7] In a 2017 interview with Washington Post journalist Jeff Weiss, Gold was referred to as a "Beat-adjacent novelist."[6][7]
Career
Gold won a Fulbright Scholarship (1948–1951) and moved to Paris with his new wife Edith Zubrin, and while in Paris where he finished his first novel.[1] He attended classes at the Sorbonne in Paris during his Fulbright Scholarship.
After that, he moved around as he wrote, traveling to Haiti and Detroit, and hitchhiking all over the United States. He finally settled in San Francisco, where he became a fixture in the literary scene. In 1958 Gold taught English literature at Cornell University, as Vladimir Nabokov's successor.
Genesis West (Vol. 6), was published in the Winter of 1964 with an interview of Herbert Gold by Gordon Lish.
Personal life
Gold was married to writer and professor Edith Zubrin from 1948 until 1956, ending in divorce.[8][9] From this marriage Gold is father of daughters Ann Gold and Judith Gold.[9][8] Edith Zubrin died in 2000.[9]
Gold was married to the daughter of J. Richardson Dilworth, Melissa Dilworth, from 1968 until 1975, with whom he had three children: daughter Nina Gold and twin boys Ari Gold and Ethan Gold.[8][10] After they divorced, Melissa married again, and she later became involved with concert promoter Bill Graham.[10] She died with Graham in an accidental helicopter crash in 1991.[10]
In contrast to many in the Beat Generation, Gold has lived in an apartment in San Francisco's more conservative, tourist friendly Russian Hill neighborhood since 1961.[6][7]
Gold, Herbert (1979). Slave Trade. New York City, New York: Arbor House. ISBN978-0877952176.
Gold, Herbert (1980). He/She. New York City, New York: Arbor House. ISBN9780877952640.
Gold, Herbert (1981). Family: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir. Primus library of contemporary Americana. New York City, New York: Arbor House. ISBN9780877953326.
Gold, Herbert (1982). True Love. New York City, New York: Arbor House. ISBN9780877954255.
Gold, Herbert (1984). Mister White Eyes: A Novel. New York City, New York: Arbor House. ISBN9780877956365.
Gold, Herbert (1986). A Girl of Forty. New York City, New York: D.I. Fine. ISBN9780917657634.
Gold, Herbert (1991). Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in Haiti. Jan Morris (introduction). Prentice Hall Press. ISBN9780133723274.
Gold, Herbert (1994). Bohemia: Digging the Roots of Cool. Touchstone. ISBN9780671886080.
Gold, Herbert (2014). She Took My Arm As If She Loved Me: A Novel. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN9781466883307.
Gold, Herbert (2008). Still Alive!: A Temporary Condition (memoir). Arcade Pub. ISBN9781559708708.
Gold, Herbert (2015). When a Psychopath Falls in Love. Portland, Oregon: Jorvik Press. ISBN978-0988412279.
Essays and short stories
Gold, Herbert (1960). Love and Like (short stories).[12]
Gold, Herbert (1962). The Age of Happy Problems (essays).
Gold, Herbert (1971). The Magic Will: Stories & Essays. Transaction Publishers. ISBN9781412837699.
Gold, Herbert (1981). A Walk on the West Side (short stories and essays).
^Teicholz, Tom (2008-08-17). "THE IMMORTAL MR. GOLD". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^Robert Kaiser: Carnival and Chaos: An Interview with Herbert Gold. In: The Paris Review, 31 May 2018.
^McFerrin, Linda Watanabe (2015-11-17). "Literary Salon: Herbert Gold, Author of When a Psychopath Falls in Love". Left Coast Writers. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^ abc"Herbert Gold papers, 1951-1984". Columbia University Libraries Archive Collection, Columbia University. Retrieved 2021-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abcWeiss, Jeff (June 30, 2017). "The Beat Generation". Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ abc. SFist. July 5, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ abcHerbert Gold. In: Joel Shatzky, Michael Taub: Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Press, 1997, ISBN978-0-31329-462-4, p. 116 ff.
^ abc"UIC Professor Edith Zubrin Harnett". Chicago Tribune. February 12, 2000. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ abc"Melissa Gold, 47, Aide For California Causes". The New York Times. 1991-10-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^Gold, Herbert (1977-05-22). "Waiting For Cordelia". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^Adams, Robert Martin (Summer 1960). "Book Review: The Short Stories of Herbert Gold". The Hudson Review. Retrieved 2021-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
herbert, gold, born, march, 1924, american, novelist, born, 1924, march, 1924, cleveland, ohio, educationsorbonnealma, matercolumbia, universityspouse, edith, zubrin, 1948, 1956, divorce, melissa, dilworth, 1968, 1975, divorce, children5, including, gold, cont. Herbert Gold born March 9 1924 is an American novelist Herbert GoldBorn 1924 03 09 March 9 1924 age 99 Cleveland Ohio U S EducationSorbonneAlma materColumbia UniversitySpouse s Edith Zubrin m 1948 1956 divorce Melissa Dilworth 1968 1975 divorce Children5 including Ari Gold Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Publications 4 1 Books 4 2 Essays and short stories 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditGold was born on March 9 1924 in Cleveland Ohio in to a Russian Jewish family 1 2 His parents were Samuel S and Frieda Frankel Gold His father ran a fruit store and later a grocery store 3 Gold was raised in Lakewood 1 a community he was later to memorialize in his first book Birth of a Hero 1951 He attended Taft Elementary and Lakewood High School in Lakewood Ohio 4 5 Gold moved to New York City at age 17 after several of his poems had been accepted by New York literary magazines While there he studied philosophy at Columbia University and became affiliated with the burgeoning Beat Generation which resulted in a lifelong friendship with writer Allen Ginsberg His studies were interrupted when he served in the United States Army from 1943 until 1946 during World War II 5 He graduated from Columbia University with a B A degree in 1946 5 and M A degree in 1948 Despite being intertwined with the literary history of San Francisco which greatly defined the Beat Generation Gold does not consider himself to have ever been a member of this group of writers 6 7 In a 2017 interview with Washington Post journalist Jeff Weiss Gold was referred to as a Beat adjacent novelist 6 7 Career EditGold won a Fulbright Scholarship 1948 1951 and moved to Paris with his new wife Edith Zubrin and while in Paris where he finished his first novel 1 He attended classes at the Sorbonne in Paris during his Fulbright Scholarship After that he moved around as he wrote traveling to Haiti and Detroit and hitchhiking all over the United States He finally settled in San Francisco where he became a fixture in the literary scene In 1958 Gold taught English literature at Cornell University as Vladimir Nabokov s successor Genesis West Vol 6 was published in the Winter of 1964 with an interview of Herbert Gold by Gordon Lish Personal life EditGold was married to writer and professor Edith Zubrin from 1948 until 1956 ending in divorce 8 9 From this marriage Gold is father of daughters Ann Gold and Judith Gold 9 8 Edith Zubrin died in 2000 9 Gold was married to the daughter of J Richardson Dilworth Melissa Dilworth from 1968 until 1975 with whom he had three children daughter Nina Gold and twin boys Ari Gold and Ethan Gold 8 10 After they divorced Melissa married again and she later became involved with concert promoter Bill Graham 10 She died with Graham in an accidental helicopter crash in 1991 10 In contrast to many in the Beat Generation Gold has lived in an apartment in San Francisco s more conservative tourist friendly Russian Hill neighborhood since 1961 6 7 Publications EditBooks Edit Gold Herbert 1951 Birth of a Hero Viking Press ISBN 978 0670169252 Gold Herbert 1955 Room Clerk Original Title The Prospect Before Us Signet Skid Row Gold Herbert 1956 The Man Who Was Not With It Little Brown ISBN 0 912697 69 5 Gold Herbert 1959 The Optimist A Novel An Atlantic Monthly Press Book Little Brown Gold Herbert 1960 Therefore Be Bold A Novel Dial Press Gold Herbert 1963 Salt A Novel Dial Press Gold Herbert 1966 Fathers A Novel in the Form of a Memoir ISBN 0 87795 550 6 Gold Herbert 1969 The Great American Jackpot Random House Gold Herbert 1972 My Last Two Thousand Years autobiography Random House ISBN 978 0394470986 Gold Herbert 1973 The Young Prince and the Magic Cone Doubleday ISBN 0 385 01519 4 Gold Herbert 1974 Swiftie the Magician McGraw Hill ISBN 9780070236455 Gold Herbert 1977 Waiting for Cordelia New York City New York Arbor House ISBN 9780877951544 11 Gold Herbert 1979 Slave Trade New York City New York Arbor House ISBN 978 0877952176 Gold Herbert 1980 He She New York City New York Arbor House ISBN 9780877952640 Gold Herbert 1981 Family A Novel in the Form of a Memoir Primus library of contemporary Americana New York City New York Arbor House ISBN 9780877953326 Gold Herbert 1982 True Love New York City New York Arbor House ISBN 9780877954255 Gold Herbert 1984 Mister White Eyes A Novel New York City New York Arbor House ISBN 9780877956365 Gold Herbert 1986 A Girl of Forty New York City New York D I Fine ISBN 9780917657634 Gold Herbert 1991 Best Nightmare on Earth A Life in Haiti Jan Morris introduction Prentice Hall Press ISBN 9780133723274 Gold Herbert 1994 Bohemia Digging the Roots of Cool Touchstone ISBN 9780671886080 Gold Herbert 2014 She Took My Arm As If She Loved Me A Novel St Martin s Publishing Group ISBN 9781466883307 Gold Herbert 2008 Still Alive A Temporary Condition memoir Arcade Pub ISBN 9781559708708 Gold Herbert 2015 When a Psychopath Falls in Love Portland Oregon Jorvik Press ISBN 978 0988412279 Essays and short stories Edit Gold Herbert 1960 Love and Like short stories 12 Gold Herbert 1962 The Age of Happy Problems essays Gold Herbert 1971 The Magic Will Stories amp Essays Transaction Publishers ISBN 9781412837699 Gold Herbert 1981 A Walk on the West Side short stories and essays References Edit a b c Herbert Gold Biography Ohio Reading Road Trip Retrieved 2021 04 19 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Teicholz Tom 2008 08 17 THE IMMORTAL MR GOLD Jewish Journal Retrieved 2021 04 19 Robert Kaiser Carnival and Chaos An Interview with Herbert Gold In The Paris Review 31 May 2018 McFerrin Linda Watanabe 2015 11 17 Literary Salon Herbert Gold Author of When a Psychopath Falls in Love Left Coast Writers Retrieved 2021 04 19 a b c Herbert Gold papers 1951 1984 Columbia University Libraries Archive Collection Columbia University Retrieved 2021 04 19 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b c Weiss Jeff June 30 2017 The Beat Generation Washington Post Retrieved December 5 2021 a b c Catching Up With Five Surviving Members Of the Beat Generation In Northern California SFist July 5 2021 Archived from the original on December 5 2021 Retrieved December 5 2021 a b c Herbert Gold In Joel Shatzky Michael Taub Contemporary Jewish American Novelists A Bio critical Sourcebook Greenwood Press 1997 ISBN 978 0 31329 462 4 p 116 ff a b c UIC Professor Edith Zubrin Harnett Chicago Tribune February 12 2000 Retrieved April 19 2021 a b c Melissa Gold 47 Aide For California Causes The New York Times 1991 10 28 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2021 04 19 Gold Herbert 1977 05 22 Waiting For Cordelia Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2021 04 19 Adams Robert Martin Summer 1960 Book Review The Short Stories of Herbert Gold The Hudson Review Retrieved 2021 04 19 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links EditHerbert Gold at IMDb Herbert Gold in News from the Republic of Letters Bewitched Bothered and Begoogled Nos 14 15 The Tragedy You Can Dance To No 13 Finding Aid to the Herbert Gold Papers 1942 2011 The Bancroft Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Gold amp oldid 1143895953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
