Biography

Al Silverman was born on April 12, 1926 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Foster & Laurie (1975), Brian's Song (1971) and Brian's Song (2001). He was married to Rosa and Rosa Magaro. He died on March 10, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

In the 1960s, he was the top editor at Sport, a monthly magazine. In 1972, he became editorial director at the Book-of-the-Month Club, and eventually became the company's president, chairman, and chief executive. Later he joined the Viking Penguin publishing house as an editor, and became publisher and editor-in-chief before retiring in 1998.

He was the co-author of football star Gale Sayers' autobiography "I Am Third", which was the inspiration for the TV movie "Brian's Song".

He served in the Navy in WWII, and graduated from Boston University. He moved to New York and became a freelance writer, contributing articles to Sport and other magazines.