- Symon Gould
Symon Gould (d.
November 24 ,1963 ) was the founder of theAmerican Vegetarian Party , formed in 1948. He was their candidate forPresident of the United States in the 1960 and 1964 presidential elections.Gould was also secetary of the Vegetarian Society of New York, and a promoter of
Herbert M. Shelton 's American Natural Hygiene Society (Iacobbo 158, 161).He was a
bibliophile , rare book dealer, and director of theAmerican Library Service . [http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,779941,00.html] [http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,816859,00.html]Gould had also been the founder of the International Film Arts Guild in
New York . According to one account, he edited the American print of the silent filmNosferatu (Skal 2004:149). Gould is credited with boosting the "art house theater" (or "little cinema") movement by his screenings at the Cameo Theatre in New York (Melnick and Fuchs 2004:69).References
* Chuck Fries and Irv Wilson (2003). "We'll Never Be Young Again: Remembering the Last Days of John F. Kennedy" ISBN 1-931290-51-2
* Karen Iacobbo (2004). "Vegetarian America : A History" ISBN 0-275-97519-3
* Ross Melnick and Adrea Fuchs (2004). "Cinema Treasures: A New Look at Classic Movie Theaters" ISBN 0-7603-1492-6
* David J. Skal (2004). "Hollywood Gothic : The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen" ISBN 0-571-21158-5
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