Seldes, Gilbert, 1893-1970

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Birth 1893-01-03
Death 1970-09-29
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Gilbert Vivian Seldes, author, journalist, drama critic, editor and director of TV for the Columbia Broadcasting System. Attended Harvard (1914), was a war correspondent, editor of The Dial 1920-1923. Wrote numerous books on topics of the times: the depression, contemporary America, the movies, and prohibition and also wrote detectice stories under the name of John Forbes. An early director of TV for the Columbia Broadcasting Company. Brother of George Seldes.

Lola Kovener, autograph seeker.

From the description of Letters to Lola Kovener, 1937 Feb. 22, 1938 July 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 60402408

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