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Joseph Ferdinand Gould (12 September 1889 – 18 August 1957) [1] was an American eccentric, also known as Professor Seagull.Often homeless, he claimed to be the author of the longest book ever written, An Oral History of the Contemporary World, also known as An Oral History of Our Time or Meo Tempore.
Gould died in 1957, in a psychiatric hospital, likely after having been lobotomized in 1949. [30] In 1964, in a New Yorker essay called "Joe Gould's Secret," Mitchell revealed his conviction that The Oral History of Our Time never existed and had been, all along, a product of Gould's insanity. [32]
Joe Gould's Secret is a 1965 book by Joseph Mitchell, based upon his two New Yorker profiles, "Professor Sea Gull" (1942) and "Joe Gould's Secret" (1964). Mitchell's work details the true story of the eponymous Joe Gould , a writer who lived in Greenwich Village in the first half of the 20th century.
Joe Wolf, a retired NBA veteran who remains one of the best players the state of Wisconsin has ever produced, has died, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Thursday. He was 59 years old.
Joseph or Joe Gould may refer to: Joe Gould (writer) (1889–1957), writer, eccentric, homeless man Joe Gould's Secret, the 1965 book by Joseph Mitchell based on the writer Joe Gould's Secret, the 2000 film based on the above book; Joe Gould (boxing) (1896–1950), manager of boxer James J. Braddock
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Joe Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter, in 1966. The couple had three children together before Neilia and daughter Naomi's unexpected deaths in 1972. Joe Biden's First Wife Died 51 Years ...
Ian Holm, the classically trained Shakespearean actor best known to film audiences for his performances in films including the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” movies, “Chariots of Fire ...