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Lisa Birnbach is an American author and journalist. She is best known for her 1980 book The Official Preppy Handbook, which she co-authored with Ann Hodgman. She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Vogue. Birnbach was born in 1957 in New York City. She attended the Dalton School and graduated from Harvard University in 1979. Birnbach's first book, The Official Preppy Handbook, was published in 1980 and became a bestseller. She has since written several other books, including True Prep (2010), a sequel to The Official Preppy Handbook. Birnbach has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Vogue. She has also appeared on television shows such as The Today Show and The Colbert Report. Birnbach's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.
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Occupation | Author |
Age | 66 years old |
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Birthplace | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | United States |
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Lisa Birnbach Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Lisa Birnbach's Husband?
Her husband is Steven Haft (divorced)
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Husband | Steven Haft (divorced) |
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Children | 3 |
Lisa Birnbach Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lisa Birnbach worth at the age of 66 years old? Lisa Birnbach’s income source is mostly from being a successful Author. She is from United States. We have estimated Lisa Birnbach's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
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Source of Income | Author |
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Birnbach worked as a technical consultant on the movie Dead Poets Society. She has co–hosted Good Night America and was a correspondent on The Early Show, hosting the segment, “Yikes! I'm a Grownup!” She is co–creator and co–host of ABC's Zero Hour, co–writer of the off–Broadway revue, Loose Lips, and until 2007, she hosted the comedy radio program, The Lisa Birnbach Show.
In 2010, she wrote True Prep: It’s a Whole New Old World with Chip Kidd. She appeared on the Colbert Report on 13 September 2010.
Lisa R. Birnbach is an author best known for co-authoring The Official Preppy Handbook, which spent 38 weeks at number one on the New York Times bestseller list in 1980.
After graduation, Birnbach toured Europe and worked for an advertising agency. From April 1979, Birnbach worked as a staff writer at The Village Voice, where she co-wrote the Scenes column. Since The Official Preppy Handbook Lisa has written an additional 15 books, for newspapers such as the New York Times, and for magazines such as Glamour, Parade, Rolling Stone, and TV Guide. She was the deputy editor of Spy magazine.
Birnbach was born to a Jewish family on the Upper East Side of New York, the daughter of Naomi (née Salit) and Maks Birnbach. Her father immigrated from Germany to Palestine prior to World War II where he was a member of the Irgun and then later immigrated to the United States where he worked as a diamond importer; her mother worked for the Jewish Museum. Her maternal grandfather, Norman Salit, was a rabbi and served as president of the Synagogue Council of America. She attended the Birch Wathen Lenox School from 1962 to 1971 and the Riverdale Country School (class of 1974). She went on to study at Barnard College for freshman year, before transferring to Brown University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Semiotics in 1978.
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