Kenneth Silverman
1936 - 2017
General Information
Bio
(1936-2017) Author. Kenneth Silverman was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York.
Full Name
Kenneth Silverman
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1936
BIRTH
Kenneth Eugene Silverman was born in Manhattan, New York, on February 5, 1936.
1956
OTHER
Professor Silverman received a bachelor's degree in English at Columbia University in 1956.
1958
OTHER
Professor Silverman received a master's degree at Columbia University in 1958.
1964
OTHER
Professor Silverman received his doctorate in English at Columbia University in 1964.
1968
LITWORK
Colonial American Poetry
Hafner Publishing Company
Professor Silverman edited "Colonial American Poetry."
Hafner Publishing Company
Professor Silverman edited "Colonial American Poetry."
1969
LITWORK
Timothy Dwight
Twayne Publishers Inc., New York
0805702202 / 978-0805702200
Biography.
Twayne Publishers Inc., New York
0805702202 / 978-0805702200
Biography.
1976
LITWORK
A Cultural History of the American Revolution
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
978-0-375-40128-2
History.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
978-0-375-40128-2
History.
1984
LITWORK
The Life And Times Of Cotton Mather
New York: Harper & Row
0060152311 / 978-0060152314
Biography, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the Bancroft Prize in American History in 1985.
New York: Harper & Row
0060152311 / 978-0060152314
Biography, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the Bancroft Prize in American History in 1985.
1991
LITWORK
Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance
New York: Harper Collins
0060167157 / 978-0060167158
Biography.
New York: Harper Collins
0060167157 / 978-0060167158
Biography.
1996
LITWORK
Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss
Harpercollins
0060169788 / 978-0060169787
Biography.
Harpercollins
0060169788 / 978-0060169787
Biography.
2001
OTHER
Professor Silverman was the co-director of the program in American civilization at New York University and spent his entire academic career at that school, retiring in 2001.
2003
LITWORK
Lightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel F. B. Morse
Knopf
0375401288 / 978-0375401282
Biography.
Knopf
0375401288 / 978-0375401282
Biography.
2010
LITWORK
Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage
Knopf
1400044375 / 978-1400044375
Biography.
Knopf
1400044375 / 978-1400044375
Biography.
2017
DEATH
Kenneth Silverman died in Manhattan, New York, on July 7, 2017.
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