"American writer" . "Friedman, B. H."@en . "2011-01-04Z"^^ . "2011Z"^^ . "1926Z"^^ . "1926-07-27Z"^^ . "Bernard Harper Friedman (July 27, 1926 \u2013 January 4, 2011), better known by his initials, \"B. H.,\" was an American author and art critic who wrote biographies of Jackson Pollock and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a number of novels that combined his experiences in the worlds of art and business, and an autobiographical account of his use of psychedelic drugs with Timothy Leary.Friedman was born on July 27, 1926, in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Leonard and Madeline Copland (Uris) Friedman."@en .