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An Interview with Arthur Gelb, Former Managing Editor of The New York Times - May 20 As a part of the ongoing series of interviews with literary heavyweights at the Small Press Center, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times talks with Arthur Gelb, former Managing Editor of The New York Times. The interview with take place on Thursday May 20th, 2004, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at the Small Press Center, on 20 West 44th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues in midtown Manhattan. Arthur Gelb started working at the Times as a copy boy. Forty-five years later, he retired as managing editor. On his way to the top, he exposed crooked cops and politicians, and mentored a generation of Times, talented journalists. He is credited as being the first to praise the undiscovered talents of Woody Allen and Barbra Streisand. As Metropolitan Editor, Gelb reshaped the way the paper covered New York, and while Assistant Managing Editor, he launched the paper's daily special section. Gelb's autobiography City Room gains the praise of Mike Wallace as "…a fascinating insider's look at the editorial and political quakes that have swept the city room of The Times". Gelb also co-authored O'Neill: Life with Monte Cristo with his wife, Barbara. Since retiring from the Times, Gelb has taken on the role of president of The New York Times Company Foundation, and is now the director of The New York Times College Scholarship Program. To register, please send a check for 10 for non-members, or 5 for members, to the Small Press Center, or call 212-764-7021 to register by credit card. For more information email the Center at info@smallpress.org
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