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Max Lerner(1902-1992)

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Max Lerner was born on 20 December 1902 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He died on 5 June 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 20, 1902
DiedJune 5, 1992(89)
BornDecember 20, 1902
DiedJune 5, 1992(89)
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Known for

Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington in Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
Bicentennial Minutes
8.6
TV Series
  • Self - Narrator
Steve Allen in The Tonight Show (1953)
The Tonight Show
7.9
TV Series
  • Self - author and columnist
Sammy Davis Jr. in Playboy After Dark (1969)
Playboy After Dark
6.7
TV Series
  • Self - Singer
Margaret Hoover in Firing Line (1966)
Firing Line
8.0
TV Series
  • Self - Guest

Credits

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Self

  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1990
  • Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
    Bill Moyers' Journal
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1980
  • Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington in Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
    Bicentennial Minutes
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1976
  • Sammy Davis Jr. in Playboy After Dark (1969)
    Playboy After Dark
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Singer
    • 1969
  • Merv Griffin in The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
    The Merv Griffin Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1963–1967
  • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Self - Guest
    • 1965–1967
  • Margaret Hoover in Firing Line (1966)
    Firing Line
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Guest
    • 1966
  • The Young Set
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1965
  • The Les Crane Show (1964)
    The Les Crane Show
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1964
  • Jack Paar in The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1961
  • Steve Allen in The Tonight Show (1953)
    The Tonight Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self - author and columnist
    • 1956
  • Author Meets the Critics
    3.6
    TV Series
    • Self - NY Post political columnist
    • 1949–1953

Archive Footage

  • Hugh Hefner in Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
    Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
    7.0
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2009

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 20, 1902
    • Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]
  • Died
    • June 5, 1992
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Relatives
      Duke Van Patten(Great Grandchild)

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    Grandfather of Betsy Russell.

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