Sime Silverman

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Simon J. "Sime" Silverman (born May 19, 1873 in Cortland , New York , † September 23, 1933 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American newspaper publisher . He was best known as the founder and editor-in-chief of Variety , one of the most important trade journals in the entertainment industry .

Life

Silverman was born in Cortland, New York, in 1873, the third child of Louis and Rachel (née Ganz) Silverman. He attended Grammar School in Cortland and Syracuse .

He began his career in the newspaper industry in 1903, initially as a vaudeville critic for Daily America . He then worked for the Telegraph , which he had to leave after criticizing an advertiser's show as "no good". As a result, he founded his own paper Variety in New York in 1905 , which initially reported on vaudeville shows, the circus and other forms of entertainment. After strong growth, the newspaper moved from Broadway to Times Square in 1909 .

In 1933, Sime Silverman, already seriously ill with tuberculosis, founded the Hollywood- based Daily Variety. The first issue appeared on September 6th. Two weeks later he died of complications from the disease in his suite at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . The memorial service took place in the Temple Emanu El .

Silverman was married to Harriet "Hattie" Freeman since 1889. From the marriage, the son Sidne "Skigie" Silverman (1901-1950) emerged, who continued Variety after the death of his father. After Sidne died of tuberculosis in 1950, Sime Silverman's grandson Syd Silverman (* 1932) took over the paper, with Harold Erichs' guardian running the business from 1950 to 1956.

literature

  • Dayton Stoddart: Lord Broadway, Variety's Sime. Wilfred Funk, New York, 1941.
  • Peter Besas: Inside Variety. The Story of the Bible of Show Business (1905-1987). Ars Millenii Publishing, Madrid, 2000.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Funeral Wednesday for Sime Silverman, Publisher at jta.org, accessed June 14, 2016
  2. ↑ Business People: Family to Stay On After Variety Sale at nytimes.com, accessed June 14, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Silverman, Sime
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Silverman, Simon J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American newspaper publisher
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Cortland , New York
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1933
Place of death Los Angeles , California