Background
Gross, John Jacob was born on March 12, 1935 in London. Son of Abraham and Muriel Gross.
Gross, John Jacob was born on March 12, 1935 in London. Son of Abraham and Muriel Gross.
Master of Arts, Oxford University. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Adelphi University, 1995.
Lecturer Queen Mary College, University London, 1959—1962. Fellow King's College, Cambridge University, 1962—1965. Assistant editor Encounter, 1963—1965.
Literature editor New Statesman, 1972—1973. Editor Victor Gollancz, 1956—1958, Times Literature Supplement, 1974—1982. Director Times Newspapers Holdings Ltd., 1982.
Deputy chairman & public director Weidenfeld Public Group, 1982. Writer, editor The New York Times, 1983—1989. Drama critic Sunday Telegraph, London, 1989—2005.
Trustee National Portrait Gallery, 1977—1984.
Married Miriam May, 1965 (divorced 1988). Children: Tom, Susanna.