Arthur Gelb (February 3, 1924 – May 20, 2014) was an American editor, author and executive and was the managing editor of The New York Times from 1986 to 1989.

Early life and education

Gelb was born to two Jewish immigrants from what was then Czechoslovakia and now Ukraine, in the back of his parents dress shop in East Harlem. His family later moved to the Bronx where he attended DeWitt Clinton High School.[1] He attempted to join the military during World War II but was rejected due to having poor vision.[1][2]

Gelb attended City College of New York but dropped out during his junior year in 1944. In 1946, Gelb graduated from New York University.[2]

Career

Gelb began working the night shift at The Times as a copy boy in 1944.[3] He ascended through the ranks, holding several titles in many different departments. His biggest impacts were while working in the drama department. He enjoyed the plays of Eugene O'Neill so much that he wrote a biography of the playwright (O'Neill: Life with Monte Cristo, 1974, ISBN 9780060114879) with his wife Barbara. He supported the creation of the New York Shakespeare Festival by editorializing Joseph Papp's productions. He edited a number of works such as Great Lives of the Twentieth Century (ISBN 978-0812916256). Gelb retired from The Times in 1989 as managing editor.[4][5]City Room (ISBN 9780399150753), a memoir of his life and career at The Times, was published in 2003.

After retiring from The Times, Gelb became president of The New York Times Company Foundation, which operated until 2009,[6] and director of The New York Times College Scholarship Program.[7]

Gelb erhielt 1997 vom City College of New York die Ehrendoktorwürde der Geisteswissenschaften. [ 1 ] [ 8 ]

Privatleben

Gelb und seine Familie lebten in New York City . [ 5 ] Arthur und Barbara Gelb waren die Eltern von Peter Gelb , dem Generaldirektor der Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

Tod

Gelb starb am 20. Mai 2014 in seinem Haus in Manhattan, New York , an den Folgen eines Schlaganfalls. Er war 90 Jahre alt. [ 9 ]

Bibliographie

Referenzen

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, Sam (20.05.2014). „Arthur Gelb, Kritiker und Redakteur, der die Times prägte, stirbt mit 90 Jahren“ . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Abgerufen am 27.10.2023 . 
  2. ^ a b Bernstein, Adam (27. Oktober 2023). „Arthur Gelb, der die Kunst- und Lokalberichterstattung der New York Times revolutionierte, stirbt mit 90 Jahren“ . The Washington Post . Abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2023 .
  3. ^ Talese, Gay (26. Juni 2007). „Das Königreich und der Turm“ . The New York Observer . Abgerufen am 6. Februar 2014 .
  4. ^ Gelb, Arthur (Oktober 2012). „Erinnerungen an Punch Sulzberger“ . The New York Times . Abgerufen am 29. Juni 2013 .
  5. ^ a b „Arthur Gelb – Über Arthur Gelb – Penguin Group (USA)“ . Penguin Group . Abgerufen am 29. Juni 2013 .
  6. ^ Strom, Stephanie (23.04.2009). „Stiftung der Times setzt Spendenprogramm aus“ . The New York Times . Abgerufen am 05.02.2012 .
  7. ^ „Biografische Informationen zum Beitragenden für die Kontrollnummer 2003043154 der Library of Congress“ . Library of Congress . Abgerufen am 6. Februar 2014 .
  8. ^ „Ehrendoktorwürdenempfänger“ . The City College of New York . 24.02.2022 . Abgerufen am 27.10.2023 .
  9. ^ Roberts, Sam (20. Mai 2014). „Arthur Gelb, Kritiker und Redakteur, der die Times prägte, stirbt mit 90 Jahren“ . The New York Times .