Michael Gershman
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Michael Gershman | |
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| Born | October 11, 1939 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | January 4, 2000 (aged 60) , US |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Publicist Music Producer |
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| Children | 1 |
Michael Gershman (October 11, 1939 – January 4, 2000) was an American writer, publicist, and music producer.
Biography
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Gershman was born in
.In the late 1960s, he moved to California to focus on clients in the music business. Among his clients were the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Neil Diamond, Elton John, and James Taylor. He left the business to manage and produce the band Looking Glass. Among the songs he worked on was the 1972 single Brandy (You're a Fine Girl), which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Gershman would later return to work as a
His 1993 book, Diamonds: The Evolution of the Ballpark, received the
With John Thorn, he formed the book packaging company called Baseball Ink, and produced the groundbreaking reference work "Total Baseball", which would eventually become the official encyclopedia of Major League Baseball. Thorn and Gershman went on to found Total Sports Publishing.
Personal life
In 1969, he divorced his first wife Barbara Corday; they had one daughter, Evan.[1]
In 1975, he married his second wife, Suzy Kalter.[2][3] His widow, who died on July 25, 2012, from brain cancer at age 64, was a journalist and the author of the Born to Shop book series.[citation needed]
Gershman died at his home in Westport, Connecticut, in 2000.
Further reading
- ISBN 0-425-17045-4
- ISBN 0-446-60228-0
References
- ^ People: "Cagney & Lacey Creators Barbara Corday and Barney Rosenzweig Mix Cops, Controversy and Marriage" by Jane Hall November 25, 1985
- ^ Helvesi, Dennis (2012-07-31). "Suzy Gershman, 64; wrote 'Born to Shop' guidebook series". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ New York Times: "Michael Gershman to Wed Suzy Kalter" November 16, 1975