Claim: Berliner was born in Brooklyn, and raised in Queens, wherein he earned in 1977 a BA with highest honors from Binghamton University (a public research university formerly known as Harpur College).
Evidence: Berliner was born in Brooklyn, and raised in Queens. Berliner earned in 1977 a BA with highest honors, from Binghamton University, cinema, and in 1979 MFA (with highest honors) from the University of Oklahoma, School of Art. The State University of New York at Binghamton (also known as Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public research university with campuses in Binghamton, Vestal, and Johnson City, New York. Triple Cities College (1946–1950)
Harpur College (1950–1965)