“Realtor to the Stars”
By: Gracee Arthur

April 17, 2010 renowned realtor Mike Silverman died at the age of 90 in his home in Bellingham, Washington.  Mike spent much of his time at his home in the Malibu Colony and was a famous face at Malibu’s finest Restaurants, (especially Granita, which is also sadly no longer with us). Mike would always work the room going from table to table flirting with all the lovely women in the restaurant. One’s date would return from the men’s room only to find Mike seating beside her at the table whispering in her ear. He was a charmer. The dapper gentleman and real estate entrepreneur even took a wife for the first time when he was a babe of 79!

It was a long and exciting road for the son of a sweat shop tailor to the Cape Cod on “Billionaire’s Beach.”  Mike Silverman started in real estate during the post World War II real estate boom as a result of a chance meeting at a bar with a realtor who convinced him he could make a lot of money in real estate. The rest is history, as Mike became the darling of the Hollywood crowd escorting actresses like Joan Crawford and Zsa Zsa Gabor out on the town.  He represented Bill Cosby, Libarace, Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatara and the list goes on and on…

My personal early memory of Mike was when I was a student at USC making a short film about a couple who fall in love while watching a movie (a film within a film).  I tried to sneak in to the network affiliates event to get some celebrity footage with my crew and there was Mike near the door. He started up a conversation with me and I asked him if he could help me get in to shoot.

He winked at me and told me to just say Mr. Silverman said it was okay.  It worked like a charm (since Fred Silverman was then the head of the network)!  Mike was a funny guy.

The next time I saw Mike was in the ‘90s at Granita restaurant where he slipped in to my booth to sit next to me and across the table from my date.  My date actually was jealous that this charming old gentleman gave me a kiss on the cheek!!  Mike was always out and about in Malibu charming everyone with his terrific tales.

Mike will always be remembered as the handsome man poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel passing out water proof cards to the rich and famous with charm and panache!

Goodbye Mike, you will be missed by all of us!

La Time Article on Mike Silverman

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