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Stephen Birmingham (Stephen Gardner Birmingham) was born on 28 May, 1929 in Andover, Connecticut, is a Stephen Gardner Birmingham was author. Discover Stephen Birmingham's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
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Stephen Gardner Birmingham |
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Author |
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86 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
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28 May 1929 |
Birthday |
28 May |
Birthplace |
Andover, Connecticut |
Date of death |
15 November, 2015 |
Died Place |
Manhattan, New York |
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United States
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Stephen Birmingham Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Stephen Birmingham's Wife?
His wife is Janet Tillson (m. 1953-1974)
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Stephen Birmingham Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Stephen Birmingham worth at the age of 86 years old? Stephen Birmingham’s income source is mostly from being a successful Author. He is from United States. We have estimated Stephen Birmingham's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Stephen Gardner Birmingham (May 28, 1929 – November 15, 2015) was an American author known for his social histories of wealthy American families, often focusing on ethnicity — Jews (his "Jewish trilogy": Our Crowd, The Grandees, The Rest of Us), African-Americans (Certain People), Irish (Real Lace), and the Anglo-Dutch (America's Secret Aristocracy).
He also wrote several novels, also about wealthy people.
Birmingham was born in Andover, Connecticut in 1929 to Editha Birmingham (née Gardner) and Thomas Birmingham, a lawyer of Irish descent.
He was not born into an upper-class family, but attended the elite Hotchkiss School, of which he later recalled "there were no blacks, maybe one Chinese person, who was the son of a missionary, and a quota on Jews."
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Williams College in 1950, and then worked as an advertising copywriter for Needham Harper Steers (now DDB Worldwide) in New York City.
Among his clients was the popular magazine Ladies' Home Journal, for which Birmingham was credited with coining the slogan "Never underestimate the power of a woman."
He was a teacher of writing at the University of Cincinnati and also studied for a time in England.
He married Janet Tillson in 1953 and they had three children, but later divorced.
Birmingham had a great interest in the upper classes, and wrote numerous books about the wealthy in the United States, generally focusing on their ethnicity, national origins, and geographic locale.
His biographies include those of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Wallis Warfield Windsor, and novelist John Marquand.
His study of the African-American upper class — Certain People — generated some controversy and was panned by The New York Times.
His other books, however, were often acclaimed.
His trilogy of books on American Jews: Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York, The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite, and The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews are perhaps his best known works.
Our Crowd was on The New York Times Bestseller List for 47 weeks; its notoriety led to people often mistakenly assuming Birmingham was Jewish himself.
Birmingham died on November 15, 2015, at the age of 86 in New York City, from lung cancer.