Gold, Jonathan (28 July 1960–21 July 2018), food and music critic, was born in South Los Angeles, the eldest of three sons in a Jewish family. His father, Irwin Gold, aspired to become a professor but curtailed his doctoral studies in American literature when he caught polio. Later Irwin taught at a junior high school and worked as a probation officer. His mother, Judith Gold, was an actress, magician’s assistant, and school librarian....
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Gold, Jonathan (28 July 1960–21 July 2018), food and music critic
Alan Deutschman
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Gualdo, John (?–20 December 1771), musician, composer, and wine merchant
Myrl Duncan Hermann
Gualdo, John (?–20 December 1771), musician, composer, and wine merchant, was born Giovanni Gualdo. Details of his parents are unknown. He arrived in Philadelphia in the 1760s as a wine merchant. Little is known of Gualdo’s youth and background before his arrival in Philadelphia. On 24 August 1767 it was announced in the ...
