Mike Gold
Michael Gold | |
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Mike Gold speaking to a New York crowd on May Day in the 1930s | |
| Born | Itzhok Isaak Granich April 12, 1893 Lower East Side, New York City |
| Died | May 14, 1967 (aged 74) Terra Linda, California |
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| Nationality | American |
| Literary movement | Proletarian literature |
| Notable works | Jews Without Money |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Granich |
| Children | 2; Nicholas and Carl Granich |
Michael Gold (April 12, 1893 – May 14, 1967) 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. During the 1930s and 1940s, Gold was considered the preeminent author and editor of U.S. proletarian literature.