Lawrence Ralph Van Gelder (February 17, 1933 – March 11, 2016) was an American journalist and instructor in journalism who worked at several different New York City-based newspapers in his long career. Until 2010, he was senior editor of the Arts and Leisure weekly section of The New York Times, as well as a film critic.[1] Among the newspapers for which Van Gelder worked were the New York Daily Mirror, the New York Daily News, the New York World-Telegram and Sun and the World-Journal-Tribune.
Lawrence Van Gelder | |
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| Born | Lawrence Ralph Van Gelder February 17, 1933 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2016 (aged 83) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, reporter, instructor in journalism |
| Notable credits | |
| Relatives | Richard Van Gelder (brother) Gordon Van Gelder (nephew) Leslie Van Gelder (niece) Russell Van Gelder (nephew) |
Biologist Richard Van Gelder was his brother and Gordon Van Gelder, the editor and publisher of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, a nephew. Van Gelder graduated from Columbia University in 1953[2] (Columbia College (New York) and Columbia Law School). He began working at the Times in May 1967.[3]
Lawrence Van Gelder died of leiomyosarcoma on March 11, 2016, aged 83.[3]
References
edit- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (October 26, 1996). "Eat and Be Thin. What's the Catch?". The New York Times.
- ^ "Other Deaths Reported". Columbia College Today. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ a b Roberts, Sam (March 12, 2016). "Lawrence Van Gelder, Critic and Editor at The Times, Dies at 83". The New York Times. p. B8.
External links
edit- Lawrence Van Gelder collected news and commentary at The New York Times