Robert Silvers was born on December 31, 1929 in Mineola, New York, USA as Robert Benjamin Silvers. He is known for his work on Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself (2012), The 50 Year Argument (2014) and Joan Didion: Le centre ne tiendra pas (2017). He died on March 20, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.