Silber, Irwin, 1925-2010

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Name (Latin)
Silber, Irwin, 1925-2010
Other forms of name
Silber, Irwin, 1925-
Date of birth
1925-10-17
Date of death
2010-09-08
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 114152848
Wikidata: Q4356261
Library of congress: n 86001816
Sources of Information
  • His Kampuchea, c1986:CIP t.p. (Irwin Silber) data sheet (b. 10/17/25) galley (co-editor of Frontline newspaper, publ. in Oakland, CA; wrote for the Guardian, serving as exec. editor, 1972 to 1978)
  • LC data base, 5/22/86(hdg.: Silber, Irwin, 1925- )
  • Contemp. auth., c1974:v. 9-12 (Silber, Irwin, 1925-; editor of Sing out!, 1950-; writer on music & politics)
  • New York times WWW site, Sept. 13, 2010(in obituary published Sept. 11: Irwin Silber; b. Oct. 17, 1925, Manhattan; d. Wednesday [Sept. 8, 2010], Oakland, Calif., aged 84; founder and longtime editor of the folk-music magazine Sing out!, who was one of the prime movers behind the folk-music revival of the 1950s and 1960s and, on a famous occasion, treated Bob Dylan to a public scolding for abandoning his political songs)

Wikipedia description:

Irwin Silber (October 17, 1925 – September 8, 2010) was an American communist political activist, editor and publisher. He edited the folk music magazine Sing Out! and was active in far-left politics throughout his life.

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