Symon Gould

Symon Gould (1894 – November 24, 1963) was an American politician and vegetarianism activist. He was the co-founder of the American Vegetarian Party, formed in 1948.

Symon Gould
Gould in 1943
Personal details
Born	1894
Died	November 24, 1963 (aged 70) Roosevelt Hospital
Political party	American Vegetarian Party
Residence	Midtown Manhattan

Biography

Gould was a bibliophile, rare book dealer, and director of the American Library Service.^[1][2]

Gould was also the founder of the International Film Arts Guild, based in New York City. According to one account, he edited the American print of the silent film Nosferatu.^[3] Gould is credited with boosting the "art house theater" (or "little cinema") movement by his screenings at the Cameo Theatre in New York.

Gould died in of cancer at Roosevelt Hospital in 1963. He was 70 years old. Prior to his death, Gould resided on 150 West 47th Street in Midtown Manhattan.^[4]

Vegetarianism

In 1948, Gould co-founded the American Vegetarian Party with John Maxwell, a naturopathic physician and restaurateur.^[5] Gould was editor of the American Vegetarian magazine.^[5] He was their candidate for President of the United States in the 1960 and 1964 presidential elections.

Gould was also secretary of the Vegetarian Society of New York and urged the government to take vegetarianism into account under any rationing plan during World War II.^[6] In 1946 in New York City, Gould moderated a debate sponsored by the League for Public Discussion on meat eating versus vegetarianism.^[6]

Gould was a lacto-vegetarian.^[7] He fasted for 21 days every year.^[8]

He was a promoter of Herbert M. Shelton's American Natural Hygiene Society.

References

1. "POLITICAL NOTES: Also Running". Time. September 6, 1948. Archived from the original on 2005-09-09.
2. "THIRD PARTIES: It's a Free Country". Time. September 1, 1952.
3. Skal, David J. (2004). Hollywood Gothic : The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen. New York: Faber and Faber. p. 149. ISBN 0-571-21158-5.
4. "Symon Gould, Ran for President On Vegetarian Ticket in 1960". The New York Times. 25 November 1963. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
5. Kruschke, Earl Roger. (1991). Encyclopedia of Third Parties in the United States. ABC-CLIO. p. 31. ISBN 978-0874362367
6. Iacobbo, Karen; Iacobbo, Michael. (2004). Vegetarian America: A History. Praeger Publishing. pp. 158-159. ISBN 978-0275975197
7. Young, Marguerite. (September 21, 1943). Meat Shortage and Rationing Fatten Ranks of Vegetarians. The Daily Monitor Leader. p. 10
8. Peterson, Robert. (August 11, 1961). Life Begins at Forty. The Chronicle Star the Moss Point Advertiser. p. 1

Further reading

• Chuck Fries and Irv Wilson (2003). We'll Never Be Young Again: Remembering the Last Days of John F. Kennedy ISBN 1-931290-51-2
• Karen Iacobbo (2004). Vegetarian America : A History ISBN 0-275-97519-3
• Ross Melnick and Adrea Fuchs (2004). Cinema Treasures: A New Look at Classic Movie Theaters ISBN 0-7603-1492-6

Preceded by Herbert M. Shelton	American Vegetarian Party presidential candidate 1960 (lost), 1964 (lost)	Succeeded by —
Preceded by Daniel J. Murphy	American Vegetarian Party vice presidential candidate 1952 (lost), 1956 (lost)	Succeeded by Chistopher Gian-Cursio