Ron Silver Dies

Actor/Activist Ron Silver died Sunday at the age of 62.

Ron Silver won a Tony Award as a Hollywood producer in David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow”. Silver was also known for his recurring role as a strategist for President Jed Bartlet on “The West Wing”.

“Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning” in New York City, said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found. “He had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years.”

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