Stephen M. Silverman, reporter and historian of popular culture, died on July 6 at age 71.
He was the New York Post's chief entertainment correspondent for years and a founding editor of people.com. He contributed to publications in the U.S. and abroad, and taught journalism at Columbia University. Among his more than a dozen books are David Lean; The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America; and The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them. There will be a celebration of his life this fall after the September 19 publication of his last work, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy (Black Dog & Leventhal). He is survived by a niece and many devoted friends. Memorial gifts in his name can be sent to PEN America.