Kenneth Silverman

Kenneth Silverman (born on February 5, 1936 in Manhattan, New York) is a professor emeritus of English at New York University and a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. He was educated at Columbia University.

He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has received the Edgar Award of the Mystery Writers of America, and the Christopher Literary Award of the Society of American Magicians.

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