Gold Herbert

American writer, the author of a dozen serious novels over a 30-year period dealing with the pain of modern relationships. He himself married on 4/01/1948; two kids; divorced 1956, with a second marriage on 1/26/1968; twin sons and a daughter; divorced 1975. He calls himself a metabolic optimist. Gold served in U.S. Army Intelligence 1943-46 and published his first novel in 1951, "Birth of a Hero." He taught at Wayne State University 1954-56 before devoting his full time to writing. His most acclaimed novel was "Fathers," published 1967. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less