Ross Wetzsteon (–1998)
Author of Republic of Dreams : Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia, 1910-1960
About the Author
Ross Wetzsteon was a contributing editor at the Village Voice for thirty-two years. For twenty-eight years he was the chairman of the Voice's Obie Committee, which administered the Obie Awards, Off-Broadway theater's highest honor. He edited two drama collections, Fool for Love and Other Plays by show more Sam Shepard and The Best of Off-Broadway, and as a journalist and critic he wrote for many national publications, including The New York Times, New York magazine, and Conde Nast Traveler. Like many of the artists who populate Republic of Dreams, he came from somewhere else -- in his case, Montana -- but lived in Greenwich Village for all of his adult life. He died in 1998 show less
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- Date of death
- 1998-02-20
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Montana, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Greenwich Village, New York, USA
- Occupations
- editor
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- Wetzsteon, Rachel (daughter)
- Organizations
- The Village Voice
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 6