Barry Golson is an American editor and author. He was executive editor of Playboy magazine for twelve years, and of TV Guide for five years.
Barry Golson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author, editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University[1] (Class of 1967) |
| Genre | Lifestyle, Popular culture, Travel writing |
| Notable works | Playboy, Yahoo! Internet Life |
Career
editGolson was executive editor of Playboy magazine from 1977 to 1989.[2] During that time he edited The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono[3] and The Playboy Interview,[4] both originally published in 1981,[5] as well as The Playboy Interview Volume II, published in 1983, featuring interviews from the magazine's first two decades.[6][7]
Golson also served as editor-in-chief for World Press Review,[8] executive editor for TV Guide,[9] editor-in-chief of TV Guide Online (an electronic version of the magazine's television listings),[2] and editor-in-chief of Yahoo! Internet Life.[10] He has written for publications including The New York Times,[11] Los Angeles Times[12] and Salon.[13]
In 2006, he authored Gringos in Paradise[14] and, two years later, Retirement Without Borders,[15] both detailing his life as an expatriate.[16][17]
In 2020, Golson began writing editorial columns for the Tampa Bay Times, covering such topics as politics, culture, love, family and survival in the age of COVID-19.[18]
Published works
editEditor
edit- The Playboy Interview (1981)
- The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1981)
- The Playboy Interview Volume II (1983)
Author
edit- Gringos in Paradise (2006)
- Retirement Without Borders (2008)
- Passing Wind of Love: A Hysterical Historical Romance (2014), with John Blumenthal
References
edit- ^ Class of 1967. (1967). Yale University - Banner and Pot Pourri Yearbook. New Haven, CT: Produced under the auspices of the 1967 Class Council in cooperation with Yale Banner Publications. p. 63. OCLC 17100540.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Deirdre Carmody, "TV Guide Taps Editor to Lead On-Line Unit," The New York Times, June 28, 1995.
- ^ Sheff, David; Lennon, John; Ono, Yoko; Golson, G. Barry (1983). The Playboy interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Berkley Books. ISBN 0425059898. OCLC 474949545.
- ^ Golson, G. Barry (1981). The Playboy interview. Wideview Books. ISBN 0872236447. OCLC 804320637.
- ^ Sheff, David; Golson, G. Barry (2001). Last interview: all we are saying - John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Pan. ISBN 0330482580. OCLC 47677069.
- ^ Ulin, David L. (6 September 2012). "Revisiting classic Playboy interviews with e-books". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Lavin, Cheryl (14 August 1983). "Q&A". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Werts, Diane (14 Apr 1993). "Pages of 'TV Guide' contain the history and heart of television". The Arizona Republic. p. E4.
- ^ William Grimes, "Behind The No. 2 Feature In Playboy," The New York Times, September 23, 1992.
- ^ Carol Krol, "'Yahoo! Internet Life' Finds Real Success In Virtual World," Advertising Age, March 8, 1999.
- ^ Barry Golson, "The Techno-Terror of 1897," The New York Times, April 8, 1997.
- ^ Barry Golson, "Clinton and Carter, A Tale of Hope and Lust," Los Angeles Times, November 20, 1992.
- ^ Salon, June 22, 1997.
- ^ Golson, Barry (2008). Gringos in paradise: an American couple builds their retirement dream house in a seaside village in Mexico. Scribner. ISBN 978-0743276368. OCLC 276998058.
- ^ Golson, Barry; Golson, Thia (2008). Retirement Without Borders (1st ed.). New York: Scribner. ISBN 978-0743297011. OCLC 781912346.
- ^ "The Best In...". The Wall Street Journal. 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Guide to Essential Books on Expat Life: From How-Tos and Memoirs to Fiction". The Wall Street Journal. 21 May 2015.
- ^ Barry Golson in the ‘’Tampa Bay Times’’