Karen Mack
| Karen Mack | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Attorney, television producer, novelist |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Russell Goldsmith |
| Children | Brian Goldsmith |
| Parent(s) |
Jerome D. Mack Joyce Rosenberg |
| Relatives |
Nate Mack (paternal grandfather) Bram Goldsmith (father-in-law) |
Karen Mack is an American television producer for CBS and co-author of three novels from Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Karen Mack grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] Her father, Jerome D. Mack, was a banker and real estate investor.[1][2] When she was nine years old, he named Karen Avenue in Las Vegas after her.[1] Her mother, nee Joyce Rosenberg, was a philanthropist.[3] Her paternal grandfather was the co-founder of the Bank of Las Vegas. She was raised in a Jewish household, with her father serving as President of Temple Beth Sholom.[2]
Mack graduated cum laude graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.[4] She then received a Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law.[4]
Career
Mack started her career as an entertainment attorney for Lorimar Television and Republic Studios.[4] Later, she started producing television programs and movies.[4] She is the executive producer of A Home for the Holidays on CBS.[5] In 2008, the program won the Television Academy Honors from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[4]
Mack is also the co-author of three novels with Jennifer Kaufman.[5] The first novel, published in 2006, was Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.[4] It talks about a bored young woman in West Los Angeles, who spends her time reading fiction to escape reality.[6][7] The second novel, published in 2007, is about a thirty-year-old widow from Topanga Canyon who never finished high school and lies on her resume to get a job.[8] The third novel, published in 2014, is about Sigmund Freud's sister-in-law, Minna Bernays, who moves in with her sister and Freud after she loses her job; soon, she becomes Freud's mistress.[9][10]
Mack has been a contributor to The Los Angeles Times Magazine.[11]
Personal life
Mack is married to Russell Goldsmith, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of City National Bank.[6] They reside in Los Angeles, California.[6] They have a son, Brian Goldsmith, who worked as a producer on the CBS Evening News and as an assistant to Katie Couric.[5]
Bibliography
- Literacy and Longing in LA (2006).
- A Version of the Truth (2007).
- Freud's Mistress (2014).
References
- 1 2 3 Lisa Carter, Karen Avenue named for Thomas & Mack co-developer's daughter, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 6, 2012
- 1 2 LV civic leader Mack dies, Las Vegas Sun, September 28, 1998
- ↑ UNLV Foundation: A Conversation with Joyce Mack, May 13, 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Book Reporter: Karen Mack
- 1 2 3 Rosalie R. Radomsky, Claire Pasternack and Brian Goldsmith, The New York Times, August 27, 2010
- 1 2 3 Mimi Avins, All they ask is that you don't think pink, The Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2006
- ↑ Janet Maslin, Chick Lit That Mixes Voltaire With Vogue, The New York Times, June 19, 2006
- ↑ Cindy Crosby, Review of A Version of the Truth, The Book Reporter, April 25, 2011
- ↑ Jane Krebs, Review of Freud's Mistress, The Book Reporter, July 26, 2013
- ↑ Jonathan Kirsch, ‘Freud’s Mistress’: A psychiatric affair, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 24, 2013
- ↑ The Los Angeles Times Magazine: Contributors