About Brad Gooch
Born 1952. Brad Gooch is an American biographer, poet, writer and scholar of English.
Brad Gooch (born 1952) is an American writer.
Biography Born and raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in 1973 and a doctorate in 1986.
Gooch has lived in New York City since 1971. His 2015 memoir Smash Cut recounts life in 1970s and 1980s New York City, including the time Gooch spent as a fashion model, life with his then-boyfriend filmmaker Howard Brookner, living in the famous Chelsea Hotel during the first decade of the AIDS crisis.
Gooch is married to writer and religious activist Paul Raushenbush; they have two children.
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Who is Brad Gooch?
American writer
When was Brad Gooch born?
Brad Gooch was born on 31 January 1952 in Wilkes-Barre.
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Brad Gooch is a biographer, poet, writer and scholar of English.
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Brad Gooch is American.
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