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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.
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.
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
Set in Manhattan in the early 1940s, the film focuses on the relationship between Joseph Mitchell, a writer for The New Yorker, and Joe Gould, an aging, bearded, disheveled bohemian and Harvard University graduate who wanders through the streets of Greenwich Village carrying a tattered portfolio and demanding donations to "The Joe Gould Fund".
The title refers to the very first words his grandfather Papa Joe wrote as he arrived on Ellis Island, New York as a newly arrived Hungarian immigrant, September 11, 1901. [citation needed] In I Have Landed, Gould examines Isabelle Duncan's writings in 1860, in which she tried to reconcile the Biblical creation story and geography. [1]
NEW YORK (AP) - Joe McGinniss, the adventurous and news-making author and reporter who skewered the marketing of Richard Nixon in "The Selling of the President 1968" and tracked his personal ...
Joseph [2] "Joe" Gould (August 13, 1896 [3] – April 21, 1950) was an American boxing manager best known for representing boxer James J. Braddock, dubbed "The Cinderella Man," who in 1935 upset Max Baer to become the world heavyweight champion.
Joe Posnanski discusses his new book, ... Why bestselling author Joe Posnanski’s new book isn’t just for hardcore baseball fans. Shane Lou. September 27, 2023 at 5:56 PM.