Barry Golson is an American editor and author. He was executive

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of '' Playboy'' magazine for twelve years, and of '' TV Guide'' for five years.

Career

Golson was executive editor of '' Playboy'' magazine from 1977 to 1989. During that time he edited ''The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono'' and ''The Playboy Interview'', both originally published in 1981, as well as ''The Playboy Interview Volume II'', published in 1983, featuring interviews from the magazine's first two decades. Golson also served as editor-in-chief for '' World Press Review'', executive editor for '' TV Guide'',William Grimes
"Behind The No. 2 Feature In Playboy,"
''The New York Times'', September 23, 1992. editor-in-chief of TV Guide Online (an electronic version of the magazine's television listings),Deirdre Carmody

''The New York Times'', June 28, 1995. and editor-in-chief of ''

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''. He has written for publications including '' The New York Times'', '' Los Angeles Times'' and ''

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''. In 2006, he authored ''Gringos in Paradise'' and, two years later, ''Retirement Without Borders'', both detailing his life as an expatriate. 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. Barry Golson in the ‘’Tampa Bay Times’�

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Published works

Editor

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

Author

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

John Blumenthal John Blumenthal (born 1949) is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for co-writing the screenplays for the films ''Short Time'' and ''Blue Streak''. Early life and education Blumenthal was born in Middletown, New York.Living people American travel writers American male non-fiction writers American book editors Phillips Exeter Academy alumni 21st-century American male writers American magazine editors Playboy people Year of birth missing (living people) TV Guide Yale University alumni