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Stephen M. Silverman

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Covers:  Travel, culture, amusement parks
Doesn't Cover: Cosmetics, fashion, celebrity-endorsed products
Author of 13 books, including the latest, THE AMUSEMENT PARK

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Stephen M. Silverman’s Biography

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STEPHEN M. SILVERMAN is the author of 13 books, including The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Behind Them (May 2019); The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America; Funny Ladies: 100 Years of Great Comediennes; and the critically acclaimed biographies of the filmmakers David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia) and Stanley Donen (Singin' in the Rain), featuring introductions by Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn, respectively. His work has appeared …

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Shanghai Disneyland may be the best mousetrap on Earth

Shanghai Disneyland may be the best mousetrap on Earth

There was never anything Mickey Mouse about the price tag: $5.5 billion. And, sure enough, Shanghai Disney Re…

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The Godless Side of Walt Disney

The Godless Side of Walt Disney

There's an old wives' tale still in circulation at the Disney company, and it goes like this: Roy Disney, the…

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From Ravinia to Vienna and beyond, the world will note Leonard Bernstein's centennial with 'thous...

From Ravinia to Vienna and beyond, the world will note Leonard Bernstein's centennial with 'thous...

Leonard Bernstein, the prodigal maestro behind the pulsating rhythms of "West Side Story," "On the Town," "Ca…

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Dubai's theme parks: The most elaborate sandboxes on earth?

Dubai's theme parks: The most elaborate sandboxes on earth?

You are about to board the fastest roller coaster on the planet, the 150-mph Formula Rossa, the pride of Ferr…

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How Did Stephen Colbert Do on His First 'Late Show'?

How Did Stephen Colbert Do on His First 'Late Show'?

In this age of Tinder, who gets stuck for the night with the same person for 33 years? And yet, that's what w…

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HIGHLAND FLING - SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE SCOTTISH CASTLE WHERE MADONNA AND ASHLEY JUDD WED

HIGHLAND FLING - SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE SCOTTISH CASTLE WHERE MADONNA AND ASHLEY JUDD WED

I SLEPT in Madonna's bed. Probably.Because the staff at Scotland's Skibo Castle, where the star and English d…

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Stephen M. Silverman, Former Founding Editor - PEOPLE

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Title: Former Founding Editor Education: Columbia University, University of California, Irvine Stephen M. Silverman is the former founding editor of PEOPLE.com. He left PEOPLE in 2015. He joined PEOPLE in 1995. Before joining PEOPLE, Stephen was an adjunct professor at Columbia University from 1995 to 2004, a writer at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., in 1993 and served as the chief entertainment writer at New York Post from 1977 to 1988.
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His Life, His Shows, His Legacy: Silverman, Stephen M.: 9780762482351: Amazon.com: Books

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Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend—a man who stood at the pinnacle of the American musical theatre for more than sixty years.
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Barbara Walters, Legendary Broadcaster and Creator of The View, Dead at 93 Original

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Pioneering journalist and television personality Barbara Walters has died, PEOPLE confirms. She was 93. The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE. "Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones," Berger says. "She lived a big life." "She lived her life with no regrets.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor-in-chief of Coast magazine, a general-interest regional monthly based in Los Angeles

Have you ever used a typewriter?

In journalism school at Columbia and then at the New York Post, until around 1982

How is social media changing news?

It's delivering our bulletins