Julie Gilbert (born July 21, 1946) is a writer.

Gilbert was in New York City. Her father, Henry Goldsmith, was a publisher, and her mother, Janet, was an actress. She attended Boston University and worked as a professional actress, writer and teacher.

She has written biographies, novels and plays, including Umbrella Steps (adapted into film) and Ferber: The Biography of Edna Ferber and Her Circle, which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.[1] She received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for Opposite Attraction: The Lives of Erich Maria Remarque and Paulette Goddard.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "A Cantankerous Lady of Letters". February 12, 1978 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ↑ Sjostrom, Jan (January 1, 2011). "Aspiring authors find creative outlet at Kravis led by Julie Gilbert". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 16 April 2013.



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