Background
Eder, Richard Gray was born on August 16, 1932 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of George Jackson and Marceline (Gray) Eder.
Eder, Richard Gray was born on August 16, 1932 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of George Jackson and Marceline (Gray) Eder.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1954.
Foreign correspondent, New York Times, various countries in Europe and Latin American, 1962-1977, 80-82; theater critic, New York Times, 1977-1979; book critic, Los Angeles Times, since 1982; book critic, Los Angeles Times and Newsday, since 1992. Visiting lecturer Bard College, 1983, Boston University, 1986, 87. Lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997.
Member National Book Critics Circle (citation for reviewing 1987).
Married Esther Garcia Aguirre, April 21, 1955. Children: Maria, Ann, Claire, Michael, Luke, Benjamin, James.