Peter Gelb mourns his mother

Peter Gelb mourns his mother

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norman lebrecht

February 11, 2017

Barbara Gelb, niece of Jascha Heifetz and widow of New York Times arts executive Arthur Gelb, has died at 91.

The couple (pictured here) co-authored a biography of Eugene O’Neill.

Their son is general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.

 

 

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  • Respect says:

    Small correction, Arthur Gelb was primarily known as the Times managing editor and a profound influence on American print journalism. His arts assignment was earlier in his career.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/business/media/new-york-times-editor-arthur-gelb-dies.html

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