Lawrence Van Gelder
| Lawrence Van Gelder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1933 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | March 11, 2016 (aged 83) New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Editor, reporter, instructor in journalism |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times, New York Journal-American, New York Daily Mirror |
| Relatives |
Richard Van Gelder (brother) Gordon Van Gelder (nephew) Leslie Van Gelder (niece) Russell Van Gelder (nephew) |
Lawrence Van Gelder (February 17, 1933 – March 11, 2016) was an American journalist and instructor in journalism who has worked at several different New York City-based newspapers in his long career. Until 2010 he was senior editor of the Arts and Leisure weekly section of The New York Times as well as a film critic. Among the newspapers for which Van Gelder has worked are the New York Daily Mirror, the New York Journal-American and the World-Journal-Tribune.
Richard Van Gelder was his brother and Gordon Van Gelder, the editor and publisher of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, is a nephew. He began working at the Times in May 1967.
Lawrence Van Gelder died of leiomyosarcoma on March 11, 2016, aged 83.
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