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(1924-2014) Critic, editor. Arthur Gelb was born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He worked for The New York Times from 1944 as a copy boy to 1989 as managing editor.

Full Name

Arthur Gelb

Locations

Bronx

Author's Timeline

Unknown

RESIDENCE

Mr. Gelb lived in the Bronx, New York, where he attended DeWitt Clinton High School.

1924

BIRTH

Arthur Neal Gelb was born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York, on February 3, 1924.

1944

OTHER

Mr. Gelb began working for The New York Times as a copy boy.

1946

OTHER

Mr. Gelb graduated from New York University in 1946.

1962

LITWORK

O'Neill
Harper & Brothers.

Biography of Eugene O'Neill written by Arthur Gelb and Barbara Gelb.

2000

LITWORK

O'Neill: Life with Monte Cristo
Applause Theater Books.
0399146091 / 978-0399146091
Biography of Eugene O'Neill written by Arthur and Barbara Gelb.

2003

LITWORK

City Room
Putnam Adult.
0399150757 / 978-0399150753
Nonfiction.

2014

DEATH

Arthur Gelb died at his home in Manhattan, New York, on May 20, 2014.

2016

LITWORK

By Women Possessed: A Life of Eugene O'Neill
Marion Woods Books / Putnam
0399159118 / 978-0399159114
Biography written by Barbara and Arthur Gelb.

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