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Kenneth Silverman(1936-2017)

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Kenneth Silverman was born on 5 February 1936 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for American Experience (1988), American Masters (1985) and Perspectives (2011). He was married to Sharon Medjuck. He died on 7 July 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 5, 1936
DiedJuly 7, 2017(81)
BornFebruary 5, 1936
DiedJuly 7, 2017(81)
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American Experience (1988)
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
American Masters (1985)
American Masters
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Perspectives (2011)
Perspectives
7.2
TV Series
  • Self - Houdini Biographer
Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Vincent Price, James Whale, A.J. Benza, and Lon Chaney in E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998)
E! Mysteries & Scandals
8.0
TV Series
  • Self

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Writer



  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • contributing writer
    • 1995

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  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • historical advisor
    • 2000

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    • University
  • Born
    • February 5, 1936
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 7, 2017
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(complications from a respiratory illness)
  • Spouses
      Sharon MedjuckSeptember 8, 1957 - 1976 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Book: "The Life and Times of Cotton Mather". New York: Columbia Univ Pr. ISBN-13: 978-0231061254. NOTES: (1) Won the Pulitzer Prize. (2) Won the Bancroft Prize.
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    • 1 Article

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    Historian, author and professor at NYU, he was also a long-time member of the Society of American Magicians.

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