Mike Gold

Michael Gold
Mike Gold before a New York crowd (1930s)
Mike Gold before a New York crowd (1930s)
BornItzok Isaac Granich
(1894-04-12)April 12, 1894
Lower East Side, New York City
DiedMay 14, 1967(1967-05-14) (aged 73)
Terra Linda, California
Occupation
  • Editor
  • author
  • literary critic
NationalityAmerican
Literary movementProletarian literature
Notable worksJews 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.