Michael Gold | |
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 Mike Gold before a New York crowd (1930s) | |
| Born | Itzok Isaac Granich April 12, 1894 Lower East Side, New York City |
| Died | May 14, 1967 (aged 73) Terra Linda, California |
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| Nationality | American |
| Literary movement | Proletarian literature |
| Notable works | Jews Without Money |
Michael Gold (April 12, 1894 – May 14, 1967) was the pen-name of Jewish American writer Itzok Isaac Granich. A lifelong communist, Gold was a novelist 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.