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- Birth nameMarlene Sanders Perlstein
- Marlene Sanders was born on January 10, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was a producer and actress, known for ABC News Close-Up (1960), 60 Minutes (1968) and The X's (2005). She was married to Jerome Toobin and Samuel (Buddy) Kahn. She died on July 14, 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesJerome Toobin(May 27, 1958 - January 22, 1984) (his death, 2 children)Samuel (Buddy) Kahn(June 22, 1952 - 1955) (divorced)
- ChildrenMark Toobin
- ParentsEvelyn Ruth MenitoffMax Sanders Perlstein
- RelativesRobert Norman Fisher(Half Sibling)
- She was a pioneering TV journalist, reporter, and writer and producer of documentaries. She was one of the first network newswomen to report from the field in Vietnam, and one of the first women to rise to the upper levels of broadcast management.
- Mother of Jeffrey Toobin, staff writer at The New Yorker since 1993 and the senior analyst for CNN.
- Newscaster for ABC News, she was one of the first women TV journalists to report from the field during the Vietnam war.
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