Susan Berman

Non-Fiction Author

Birthday May 18, 1945

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace United States

DEATH DATE Dec 23, 2000 (55)

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About

Author and journalist known primarily by her mob-inspired novels such as Easy Street: The True Story of a Mob Family, where she talks about being the daughter of a mobster. 

Before Fame

Prior to receiving her master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley, she graduated from UCLA.

Trivia

Her murder by Robert Durst was was featured on the show 48 hours. In 1996, she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for her work on the television documentary Driver, Give a Soldier a Lift! and Lady Las Vegas.

Family Life

Her father, David Berman, was a former member of the Jewish mob.  At his peak, he ran Las Vegas' Flamingo Hotel.

Associated With

She attended UCLA just like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.