Famous People with Name Gould

John Thomas Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Thomas Gould: was an American humorist, essayist, and columnist who wrote a column for the Christian Science Monitor for over sixty years from a farm in Maine. He was published in most major American newspapers and magazines and wrote thirty books.Gould was born in Brighton, Massachusetts to Franklin Farrar Gould and Hilda Dobson Jenkins. After his birth the family moved to Medford, Massachusetts. When Gould was ten years old his family, which then included three children, moved to Freeport, Maine. Gould was responsible for farm chores before and after school, but his father stressed the importance of his education. His family subscribed to The Youth's Companion, the Rural New Yorker and The Boston Post, all of which published materials submitted by the young writer.

Morton Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morton Gould: was an American pianist, composer, conductor, and arranger.During the Depression, Gould, while a teenager, worked in New York City playing piano in movie theaters, as well as with vaudeville acts. When Radio City Music Hall opened, Gould was hired as the staff pianist. By 1935, he was conducting and arranging orchestral programs for New York's WOR radio station, where he reached a national audience via the Mutual Broadcasting System, combining popular programming with classical music.

Glenn Herbert Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Herbert Gould: was a Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, his remarkable technical proficiency, his unorthodox musical philosophy, and his eccentric personality and piano technique. He was one of the best known and most celebrated pianists of the twentieth century. He stopped performing concerts in 1964, dedicating himself to the recording studio for the rest of his career—as well as performances for television and radio, non-musical radio documentaries, and other projects.

Alexander Jerome Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander Jerome Gould: Gould was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the son of Jewish parents Valerie and Tom Gould.[1][2] He began acting at the age of two and is perhaps best known for providing the voice of the title character of Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo. His on-camera credits include guest spots on the television series Ally McBeal, Malcolm in the Middle, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2004, he starred as David Collins in the WB remake of the soap opera Dark Shadows. However, the pilot was rejected by the WB Television Network, and it never aired. Since 2005, he has starred as Shane Botwin on the Showtime series Weeds.

Elliott Gould            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elliott Gould: an Academy Award-nominated American actor. He became known during the 1970s, having starred in many Hollywood films, and has since continued appearing in supporting roles.Gould was one of the most prominent American film actors in the early-1970s, best known for playing Trapper John in Robert Altman's satirical 1970 film M*A*S*H. Time magazine placed him on one of its covers in 1970, when he was at the brief height of his long career, calling him a "star for an uptight age". Other notable film roles include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (which earned him an Oscar nomination), A Bridge Too Far, Capricorn One, and a remake of The Lady Vanishes. Gould played the detective Philip Marlowe in Altman's 1973 film The Long Goodbye (the role had previously been played by such distinguished actors as Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum)