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Mike Gold

American journalist (1894-1967) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1893 to 1967 · aged 74

Michael Gold was the pen-name of Jewish-American writer Itzhok Isaak Granich. A lifelong communist, Gold was a novelist, journalist, magazine editor, newspaper columnist, playwright, and literary critic. His semi-autobiographical novel Jews Without Money (1930) was a bestseller.

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During the 1930s and 1940s, Gold was considered the preeminent author and editor of U.S. proletarian literature.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1967 · aged 74