Barry Golson

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Barry Golson
OccupationAuthor, editor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University[1]
(Class of 1967)
GenreLifestyle, Popular culture, Travel writing
Notable worksPlayboy, Yahoo! Internet Life

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.

Career

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Golson 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

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Editor

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  • The Playboy Interview (1981)
  • The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1981)
  • The Playboy Interview Volume II (1983)

Author

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  • Gringos in Paradise (2006)
  • Retirement Without Borders (2008)
  • Passing Wind of Love: A Hysterical Historical Romance (2014), with John Blumenthal

References

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  9. ^ William Grimes, "Behind The No. 2 Feature In Playboy," The New York Times, September 23, 1992.
  10. ^ Carol Krol, "'Yahoo! Internet Life' Finds Real Success In Virtual World," Advertising Age, March 8, 1999.
  11. ^ Barry Golson, "The Techno-Terror of 1897," The New York Times, April 8, 1997.
  12. ^ Barry Golson, "Clinton and Carter, A Tale of Hope and Lust," Los Angeles Times, November 20, 1992.
  13. ^ Salon, June 22, 1997.
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  18. ^ Barry Golson in the ‘’Tampa Bay Times’’

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