Sidne Silverman (December 11, 1898 – March 10, 1950) was an American publisher. He was the president (publisher) and editor of ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' from 1933 to 1950.

Life

Silverman was born to a

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family on December 11, 1898., the son of Harriett "Hattie" (née Freeman) and

Sime Silverman Simon J. Silverman (May 19, 1873 – September 22, 1933) was an American journalist and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of the weekly newspaper '' Variety'' in New York City in 1905, which gave theatre and vaudeville reviews and the H ...

. His father was the founder and publisher of ''

'', an entertainment publication. Silverman began writing reviews for ''Variety'' at seven years old under the pseudonym of Skidgie as the world's youngest theatrical critic. When his father died in 1933, he became its president (publisher) and editor. Silverman contracted

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in 1936 and could no longer take a day to day role at the paper. Silverman married

Marie Saxon Marie Saxon (1904 - November 12, 1941) was an American actress in vaudeville and theatre, who briefly appeared in film. Pauline Marie Landry was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Her family were entertainers; her mother was vaudeville comedienne ...

, a Broadway musical comedy actress, on May 31, 1924. They resided in

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, where he died on March 10, 1950, at age 51. Saxon had died in 1941. Their only son,

Syd Silverman Syd Silverman (January 23, 1932 – August 27, 2017) was the owner and publisher of '' Variety'' magazine. Early life Syd Silverman was born in Manhattan on January 23, 1932, to publisher Sidne Silverman and Vaudeville entertainer Marie (née S ...

, became the third publisher of ''Variety''.

References

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