Paul Goodman date of birth:
September 9, 1911
How old was Paul Goodman when died?
60
Where was Paul Goodman born?
New York City, New York, United States
When did Paul Goodman die?
August 2, 1972
Where did Paul Goodman die?
North Stratford, New Hampshire, United States
Paul Goodman body shape:
Average
What color are Paul Goodman's eyes?
Blue
What color is Paul Goodman's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Paul Goodman gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Paul Goodman?
Jewish
What is Paul Goodman's ethnicity?
White
What is Paul Goodman nationality?
American
What is Paul Goodman's occupation?
Writer
Short Biography
Paul Goodman (/ˈɡʊdmən/; September 9, 1911 – August 2, 1972) was an American novelist, playwright, poet and psychotherapist, although now best known as a social critic, anarchist philosopher, and public intellectual. Though often thought of as a sociologist, he vehemently denied being one in a presentation in the Experimental College at San Francisco State in 1964, and in fact said he could not read sociology because it was too often lifeless. The author of dozens of books including Growing Up Absurd and The Community of Scholars, Goodman was an activist on the pacifist Left in the 1960s and a frequently cited inspiration to the student movement of that decade. A lay therapist for a number of years, he was a co-founder of Gestalt Therapy in the 1940s and 1950s.