Abel Green

Abel Green (June 3, 1900 – May 10, 1973) was an American journalist best known as the editor of entertainment magazine Variety for forty years. Its founder Sime Silverman first hired Green as a reporter in 1918, and Green's byline first appeared on May 30, 1919.

Biography Early life Green was born in New York, the son of Seymour A. Green and Berta Raines. By 1925 he penned a column in the music section headed "Abel's Comment". Later, in 1928 he wrote a weekly column in Variety called "Around New York" and one called "Radio Rambles".

After Silverman died in 1933, Green took over as editor of Variety. in his obituary, Time said that if Variety was the Bible of show business, then Green "was its King James". In 1951, Green collaborated with Joe Laurie Jr. on Show Biz: From Vaude to Video, a history of show business. He also edited The Spice of Variety in 1952, a compilation of Variety articles.

Green co-wrote the 1933 film Mr. Broadway with Ed Sullivan.