Lawrence Van Gelder

Lawrence Van Gelder
Born	February 17, 1933 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 11, 2016 (aged 83) New York, New York, U.S.
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.^[1] 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.

Biography

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.

Death

Lawrence Van Gelder died of leiomyosarcoma on March 11, 2016, aged 83.^[2]

References

1. Van Gelder, Lawrence (October 26, 1996). "Thinner (1996) Eat and Be Thin. What's the Catch?". The New York Times.
2. Lawrence Van Gelder, Critic and Editor at The Times, Dies at 83, nytimes.com; accessed March 13, 2016.

External links

• "Lawrence Van Gelder collected news and commentary". The New York Times.