Joe Gould (writer)
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Joseph Ferdinand Gould was an American eccentric, also known as Professor Seagull. Often homeless, he claimed to be the author of the longest book ever written, An Oral History of the Contemporary Wor
Gould died at Pilgrim State Hospital (pictured in 1938)
Joe Gould's Secret (film)
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Joe Gould's Secret is a 2000 American drama film directed by Stanley Tucci. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman is based on the magazine article Professor Sea Gull and the book Joe Gould's Secret by Jo
Joe Gould (writer)
…Contemporary World, also known as An Oral History of Our Time or Meo Tempore. He inspired the book Joe Gould's Secret (1965) by Joseph Mitchell, and its film adaptation (2000), and is a character in the 2009 computer game The Blackwell Convergence. Gould was born in a small suburb outside Boston in 1889. Jill Lepore…
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