Stephen Birmingham
Stephen Birmingham | |
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Birmingham in 1984 | |
| Born | Stephen Gardner Birmingham May 28, 1929 |
| Died | November 15, 2015 (aged 86) Manhattan, New York |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York |
| Spouse |
Janet Tillson
(m. 1953; div. 1974) |
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.