Background
Oliver, Edith was born on August 11, 1913 in New York City. Daughter of Samuel and Maude (Biow) Goldsmith.
Oliver, Edith was born on August 11, 1913 in New York City. Daughter of Samuel and Maude (Biow) Goldsmith.
Graduate, Horace Mann School, New York City, 1931; student, Smith College, 1931-1933.
Member editorial staff New Yorker magazine, since 1947. Off-Broadway reviewer, since 1961. Theatre critic, since 1986.
Dramaturg Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, since 1971.