Bernard Goldstein is the Businessman and the father of Elliott Gould. Bernard Goldstein’s son is a celebrated American actor. With a career spanning over 7 decades, he began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s with his breakthrough role in the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Elliott was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film.
Bernard Goldstein: Bio Summary
| Full Name | Bernard Goldstein |
| famous as | *Businessman *Elliott Gould’s father |
| Age | 75 years old at the time of death |
| Date of Birth | February 15, 1914 |
| Place of Birth | United States of America |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Children | Elliott Gould |
| spouse | Lucille Raver |
| Grandchildren | Jason Gould, Samuel Gould, Molly Gould |
Who is Elliott Gould’s father?
Bernard Goldstein was born on February 15, 1914, in New York, New York, United States of America per Geni. He was the son of Elias Goldstein and Esther Goldstein and the brother of Pearl Goldstein and Adolph Goldstein. He was married to Lucille Raver. At the age of 18, Bernard fell in love with a beautiful girl he met at a Sweet Sixteen party and tried to elope with the girl. Their families stopped them. He ended up marrying Lucille Raver “on the rebound.”
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Her wife Lucille sold artificial flowers to shops. The couple had their son Elliott on August 29, 1938, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City. He was only 24 years old at that time. Elliott shared a bedroom with his parents until he was eleven years old.
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Bernard Goldstein was a businessman
According to sources, Bernard Goldstein had been a Broadway paper boy back in the old days when Eddie and Ida Cantor would come over after the final curtain of Whoopee at the New Amsterdam to buy a copy of the morning edition. However, he made his steady living in the garment business, moving from one job to another.
What happened to Elliott Gould’s father?
According to Independent, Elliott’s parents stayed together for 27 years until they finally divorced and Benard reunited with his first love and moved to Florida. It’s no surprise that Lucille, an ambitious stage mother ploughed all her energies into her son’s future. She went the extra mile to save to give him elocution classes. Elliott was soon singing, tap-dancing, and performing in local neighborhood theatres.
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According to sources, Bernard Goldstein was drafted into the Army where he promptly fractured an ankle, contracted pneumonia, and spent eight months in the hospital with a collapsed lung. He passed away on November 30, 1988, in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.
Elliott Gould has said that he has a “very deep Jewish identity”. He has been married three times, twice to the same woman: Barbra Streisand on July 6, 1971, and they divorced after a two-year separation. They had a child- Jason Gould together. He married Jennifer Bogart twice (December 8, 1973 – October 5, 1975; June 9, 1978 – September 5, 1989). They were divorced twice. The couple were the parents of two children before their marriage: Molly (b. November 18, 1971) and Samuel (b. January 9, 1973).
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