Laurence A. Goldstein ’70 PhD

Laurence A. Goldstein ’70 PhD, of Ann Arbor, Mich; Apr. 16, of a bacterial infection. He earned an undergraduate degree from UCLA, and following graduation from Brown, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan’s department of English Language and Literature in 1970. He retired as professor emeritus in 2016. As a poet and literary critic and historian, he authored, edited, and coedited 16 well-reviewed books and authored dozens of essays and book and film reviews. During his time at UCLA, he was arts editor for the Daily Bruin and would conduct interviews with local movie industry notables such as director Billy Wilder and Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy fame. Also as an undergraduate, and later in his career, he wrote several book reviews and op-ed pieces for the Los Angeles Times, and later for the New York Times. In addition to teaching and writing at the University of Michigan, he spent 32 years as editor of the University’s flagship scholarly and creative arts journal, Michigan Quarterly Review. He traveled widely and sometimes wrote poems about his travels. He enjoyed regular walks through the Old West Side neighborhood where he lived and baseball, especially cheering for Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons; and four grandchildren.