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Stephen M. Silverman is an American biographer, journalist, and editor. He was chief entertainment correspondent for the '' New York Post'' from 1977 to 1988,"The Stephen M. Silverman Papers at the NYPL"
NYPL. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
and was a news editor at ''
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from 1995 to 2015,''"Stephen M. Silverman's Author Page"
Penguin Random House. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
where he founded the People Online Daily. He is also the author of thirteen books of cultural criticism. '' The Wall Street Journal'' called him "a veteran journalist and historian of popular culture howrites with verve and mischief," while '' Kirkus Reviews'' dubbed him "a deft manipulator of the devastating deadpan non-sequitur."


Career


Journalism

As a writer, critic, and editor, Silverman has contributed to '' Esquire'', ''
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'', '' The New York Times'', the '' Chicago Tribune'', '' Newsweek'', '' The Times'' of London, '' Smithsonian'', ''
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'', '' The Wall Street Journal'', and '' The Washington Post''.


Writing

Silverman's first book, ''Public Spectacles,'' is a series of "mostly unvarnished and frequently amusing vignettes" of his personal run-ins with celebrity culture. His ''
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'' is a biography of the acclaimed director of ''
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'' and features an introduction by
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. His ''Dancing on the Ceiling:
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'' ''and His Movies,'' with an introduction by
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, examines the life and career of the master director of such musicals as '' Singin' in the Rain'' and '' Funny Face''. He has written numerous other books,"Books by Stephen M. Silverman"
Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
including ''Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: A New York City Holiday Tradition'', a history of the annual parade showcasing "vintage prints from the Macy’s archives," and ''The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America'', published by
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. His most recent book is ''The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them,'' published by
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.


Television

For television, he wrote the TBS special ''Hot on the Trail: The Search for Sex, Love and Romance in the Old West''.


Teaching

Silverman taught cultural affairs reporting and writing as an adjunct professor at the
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in New York City.


Personal life

Stephen M. Silverman lives in New York City. His first job was selling ice cream in
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."Amazon Author Bio"
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Books

*''Public Spectacles'' (1981) about celebrity culture; *''The Fox That Got Away: The Last Days of The Zanuck Dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox'' (1988); *''David Lean'' (1989); *''Where There's a Will: Who Inherited What and Why'' (1991); *''Dancing On the Ceiling: Stanley Donen and His Movies'' (1996); *''The Last Remaining Seats: Movie Palaces of Tinseltown'' (1997); *''Funny Ladies: 100 Years of Great Comediennes'' (1999); *''Movie Mutts: Hollywood Goes to the Dogs'' (2001); *''Envy, Anger and Sweet Revenge: Hey, It Works in Hollywood!'' (2002); *''Divas! The Fabulous Photography of Kenn Duncan'' (2008); *''The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America'' (2015); *''Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: A New York City Holiday Tradition'' (2016); *''The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them'' (2019);


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silverman, Stephen M. 1951 births Living people Columbia University alumni 20th-century American journalists American male journalists 21st-century American journalists