Leo Lerman

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Leo Lerman (23 May 1914, New York City – 22 August 1994, New York City) was an American writer and editor who worked for Condé Nast Publications for more than 50 years.[1] Lerman also wrote for the New York Herald Tribune, Harper's Bazaar, Dance Magazine, and Playbill.[2]

Lerman grew up in a Jewish immigrant family in East Harlem and Queens, New York. As a child, he accompanied his house-painter grandfather and father on various jobs in upper-class homes.[3] He was openly gay.[4]

Selections from his journals, roughly 10 percent of the writings,[3] were published in 2007 as The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman.[5]

[edit] Bibliography

  • Lerman, Leo (edited by Stephen Pascal). The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman. Knopf, ISBN 978-1400044399

[edit] References

  1. ^ Grimes, William (August 23, 1994). Leo Lerman, 80, Editor at Conde Nast Magazines. New York Times
  2. ^ Gabriel, Trip (November 8, 1994). Leo Lerman Remembered for Buoyant Style, Wit and Elegance. New York Times
  3. ^ a b Amanda Fortini, "So, You Want To Be a Star? Leo Lerman's Gossipy Journals Offer Lessons on Fame", Slate, July 2, 2007
  4. ^ Lerman, Leo (2007), Stephen Pascal, ed., The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman, Knopf, ISBN 978-1400044399 
  5. ^ Schillinger, Liesl (April 22, 2007). Life of the Party. New York Times

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