Background
Silberman, James Henry was born on March 21, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry R. and Dorothy (Conrad) Silberman.
Silberman, James Henry was born on March 21, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry R. and Dorothy (Conrad) Silberman.
AB, Harvard University, 1950.
Assistant to public, Writer, Inc., 1950-1951;
assistant to advertising manager, Little, Brown & Company, 1951-1953;
publicity director, Dial Press, Inc., 1953-1955;
editor, Dial Press, Inc., 1954-1955;
executive editor, Dial Press, Inc., 1955-1959;
vice president, editor-in-chief, Dial Press, Inc., 1959-1963;
editor, The Dial, 1959-1962;
senior editor, Random House, Inc., New York City, 1963-1965;
executive editor, Random House, Inc., New York City, 1965-1966;
executive editor, vice president, Random House, Inc., New York City, 1966-1968;
vice president, editor in chief, Random House, Inc., New York City, 1968-1976;
also public, Random House, Inc., New York City, 1975-1976;
president, editor-in-chief, Summit Books division Simon & Schuster, 1976-1991;
vice president, senior editor, Little Brown & Company. New York City, 1991-1998;
president, James H. Silberman Books, New York City, since 1998. Judge First Novel, American Book Awards, 1982.
Member of advisory committee George Polk Memorial Awards, 1980-1998.
Served as private first class Army of the United States, World World War World War II. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Association American Publications (Freedom to Read committee 1971-1980, National Yiddish Book Center (board directors, Freedom to Public committee 1982), Book Table, Publications Lunch Club, Corporation of Yaddo (board directors, executive committee since 1989). Clubs: Harvard (New York City).
Century Association.
Married Selma Shapiro, August 26, 1986. Children by previous marriage: Michael, Ellen.