Lisa Birnbach

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Lisa Regine Birnbach
Born1957 or 1958 (age 65–66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationColumbia University
Brown University (BA)
SpouseSteven Haft (divorced)
Children3
RelativesNorman Salit (grandfather)

Lisa R. Birnbach (born 1957/1958)

New York Times bestseller list in 1980.[2][3]

Early life and education

Birnbach was born to a Jewish family[4] on the Upper East Side of New York,[5] the daughter of Naomi (née Salit) and Maks Birnbach.[6] Her father immigrated from Germany to Mandatory Palestine prior to World War II where he was a member of the Irgun and then later immigrated to the United States[7] where he worked as a diamond importer; her mother worked for the Jewish Museum.[6] Her maternal grandfather, Norman Salit, was a rabbi and served as president of the Synagogue Council of America.[6]

Birnbach attended the Birch Wathen Lenox School from 1962 to 1971 and the Riverdale Country School (class of 1974).[5][6] She went on to study at Barnard College of Columbia University for her first year, before transferring to Brown University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Semiotics in 1978.[5]

Career

After graduation, Birnbach toured

New York Times, and for magazines such as Glamour, Parade, Rolling Stone, and TV Guide. She was the deputy editor of Spy magazine.[3][8]

Birnbach worked as a technical consultant on the movie Dead Poets Society. She has co–hosted Good Night America and was a correspondent on The Early Show, hosting the segment, "Yikes! I'm a Grownup!" She is co–creator and co–host of ABC's Zero Hour, co–writer of the off–Broadway revue, Loose Lips, and until 2007, she hosted the comedy radio program, The Lisa Birnbach Show.[3]

In 2010, she wrote True Prep: It’s a Whole New Old World with

Colbert Report on 13 September 2010.[11]

In 2022, Lisa Birnbach appeared in the

gender discrimination and homophobia
. In her interview in the series, Birnbach noted that two of the contributors to the book were gay men.

Personal life

Birnbach resides in Manhattan.[1] She was married to film producer Steven Haft[6][13] known for the production of Jakob the Liar and Dead Poets Society. Haft and Birnbach have since divorced.[1]

Birnbach was contacted by E. Jean Carroll about an alleged act of violent sexual assault by former U.S. President Donald Trump, and suggested pressing charges.[14] On political grounds, Birnbach also criticized former President Trump and his political allies such as Mark Meadows and William Barr on her official social media.[15][16]

Authored books

References

  1. ^ a b c Minzsheimer, Bob (2 September 2010). "Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd". USA Today. Birnbach, 52, editor and co-author...
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (30 August 2010). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Preppily Perplexed? A New Guidebook". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b c "Lisa Birnbach". Random House Speakers Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ Diamond, Jason (5 October 2010). "Jewcy Interviews: Lisa Birnbach, Author of "True Prep"". Jewcy.
  5. ^ a b c Lehrer, Linda J. (April 1981). "The World According to Prep". Brown Alumni Monthly. pp. 36–41. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Lisa Birnbach, Author to Marry in September". The New York Times. 19 July 1987.
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  10. ^ Rich, Motoko (4 April 2010). "Rejoice, Muffy and Biff: The Preppy Primer Is Getting an Update". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Stephen Colbert (Cast Member) (25 April 2013). "Lisa Birnbach". The Colbert Report. Episode 6114. Comedy Central. 30 Minutes minutes in. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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  13. ^ Knutsen, Elise (29 November 2011). "Preppy Handbook Author Sells Upper Crust UES Spread". The New York Observer.
  14. ^ "Friends: Trump accuser told us of attack in the '90s". Associated Press. 21 April 2021.
  15. ^ Birnbach, Lisa [@LisaBirnbach] (10 March 2022). "Mark Meadows is garbage. https://t.co/Pd7aBe4m0x" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Birnbach, Lisa [@LisaBirnbach] (27 February 2022). "He may try to squirm out of it now, but this is the same guy who wrote to Trump that the presidency should be imperial. 🚽🚽 https://t.co/dgvPm6qti9" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022 – via Twitter.

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