Mel Gussow

Mel Gussow (1933-2005) was a writer and drama critic who wrote for The New York Times for 35 years. His books include a four-volume series of interviews with leading playwrights, Conversations with Miller , Conversations with Pinter , Conversations with Stoppard and Conversations with (and about) Beckett . He is also the author of the biography, Edward Albee: A Singular Journey and Gambon: A Life in Acting . He was the co-editor for the Library of America's two-volume edition of the plays of...See more

Mel Gussow (1933-2005) was a writer and drama critic who wrote for The New York Times for 35 years. His books include a four-volume series of interviews with leading playwrights, Conversations with Miller , Conversations with Pinter , Conversations with Stoppard and Conversations with (and about) Beckett . He is also the author of the biography, Edward Albee: A Singular Journey and Gambon: A Life in Acting . He was the co-editor for the Library of America's two-volume edition of the plays of Tennessee Williams. His other books include Theatre On The Edge: New Visions, New Voices , a collection of theatre reviews and essays, and Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking: A Biography of Darryl F. Zanuck . He also wrote numerous profiles for The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker . As a longtime drama critic for The New York Times , Mel Gussow was the recipient of the prestigious George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rockefeller grant and other awards. In 2007, he was posthumously inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. See less