Herbert Henry Lieberman (September 22, 1933 – May 30, 2023) was an American mystery/crime novelist and playwright. Liberman's mother was an orphan who fled

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and came over to America on the ''

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''. She married Abraham Lieberman, of New Rochelle, New York. He received his AB from

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and his AM from

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. In 1977 he won the

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's International Prize for ''City of the Dead''. He is a former managing editor of the Reader's Digest Book Club.

Personal life

Lieberman married Judith Barsky, and they have one daughter, and twin granddaughters. Lierberman, as a teenager, used to work at a soda pop shop. When he grew up, he worked at the ''New York Reader's Digest'' Book Club. In his later years, he lived in California with his wife, and his wire-haired dachshund, Henry. His horror novels were based upon nightmares which he had. Lieberman died on May 30, 2023, at the age of 89.

Novels

*''The Adventures of Dolphin Green'' (1967) *''Crawlspace'' (1971) *''The Eighth Square'' (1973) *''Brilliant Kids'' (1975) *''City of the Dead'' (1976) *''The Climate of Hell'' (1978) *''Night Call from a Distant Time Zone'' (1982) *''Nightbloom'' (1984) *''The Green Train'' (1986) *''Shadow Dancers'' (1989) *''Sandman, Sleep'' (1993) *''The Girl with the Botticelli Eyes'' (1996) *''The Concierge'' (1998) *''The Vagabond of Holmby Park'' (2003)

Plays produced and cinematography

*''Matty, the Moron, and Madonna,'' directed by

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at The

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, won the

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Charles E. Sergel Drama Award. *''Tigers in Red Weather,'' produced by the Minnesota Theatre CompanyLieberman Tigers in Red Weather
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'' was a TV movie, adapted from Lieberman's novel. It was directed by

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and

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, and it starred

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, and Tom Happer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lieberman, Herbert 1933 births 2023 deaths 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American mystery writers City College of New York alumni Columbia University alumni Writers from New Rochelle, New York 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from New York (state)