LINDA GOODMAN

Linda Goodman assumed the name "Linda" during World War II for a popular WCOM radio show in
Parkersburg that she hosted called Love Letters from Linda. Each show consisted of Linda reading
letters written between soldiers and their loved ones. Each letter was punctuated with a popular
song of the day. While working in radio, she met her second husband, Sam O. Goodman, and took
his last name.
She began her career writing for newspapers in the eastern and southeastern United States. She
also wrote speeches for black American civil rights leader Whitney Young, who served for several
years as president of the National Urban League.

Astrology/Writings[edit]
Some have suggested that Linda Goodman was responsible for accelerating the growth of the New
Age movement through the unprecedented success of her firstastrology book Linda Goodman's Sun
Signs (1968). This was the first astrology book ever to earn a spot on The New York Times Best
Seller list.[1] It was followed byLinda Goodman's Love Signs (1978), which also made The New York
Times Best Seller list and set an industry record with $2.3 million being paid for the paperback rights.
Other books by Linda Goodman include:

Venus Trines at Midnight (1970)

Linda Goodmans Love Poems (1980)

Linda Goodmans Star Signs: The Secret Codes of the Universe A Practical Guide for the
New Age (1987)

Gooberz (1989)

Linda Goodmans Relationship Signs (1998)

Gooberz, begun in 1967, is a long poem riddled with a myriad of occult references and symbolism. It
is also a thinly veiled autobiography, which explores two of her significant romantic relationships: her
marriage to William Snyder and her love affair with marine biologist Robert Brewer. It also touches
on the birth of her four children Sally Snyder, Bill Snyder, Jill Goodman and Michael Goodman. The
book surveys her ideas on reincarnation, karma, love, and miracles.

Personal life[edit]

Goodman was mother to four children: Sally, William (Bill) Kemery, from her first marriage. Jill and
Michael Goodman were children from her second marriage. She also had at least one other child, a
daughter who died in infancy.

Daughter[edit]
Goodman's books also reference what she referred to as the "disappearance" of her eldest
daughter, Sally Snyder in the 1970s, and the mystery around her reported death. Linda Goodman
spent much money and many years trying to find Sally, long after police closed the case as a suicide
or accidental suicide. Goodman never accepted the official police report and continued to search for
Sally for the rest of her own life.

Death[edit]
A businesswoman from Ireland named Crystal Bush befriended Goodman at the end of her life and
obtained