Charles Einstein
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| Born | August 2, 1926 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2007 (aged 80) Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, novelist, editor, screenwriter |
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Charles Einstein (August 2, 1926 – March 7, 2007) was a newspaperman and sportswriter. He was the author of the 1953 novel The Bloody Spur, on which the film While the City Sleeps (1956), directed by Fritz Lang, was based.[1] Einstein's father was the comedian Harry Einstein.[2] He was the older half-brother of comedic actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein, better known by his stage name "Super Dave Osborne".[3]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Bloody Spur, Dell First Edition #5, pbo, 1953. reprinted as While the City Sleeps (Dell D86, 1956).[4]
- Wiretap!, Dell First Edition #76, pbo, 1955.
- The Only Game In Town, Dell First Edition 47, pbo, 1955
- The Last Laugh, Dell First Edition A121, pbo, 1956.
- No Time at All, Simon & Schuster, hc, 1957. Dell, pb, 1958.
- The Naked City, Stories based on TV scripts by Stirling Silliphant. Dell First Edition A180, pbo, 1959.
A Flag for San Francisco, Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1962, J. Lowell Pratt and Company, pb, 1963
- “And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol”
- “Lady Bug, Lady Bug…”
- Line of Duty
- Meridian
- Nickel Ride
- The Other Face of Goodness
- Susquehanna 7-8367
- The Violent Circle
- The Day New York Went Dry, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1967.
- The Blackjack Hijack, Random House, 1976. Fawcett Crest, pb, 1976.
- Willie's Time, Southern Illinois University Press, 1979.
Einstein was also the editor of a series of compilations of baseball writings, titled The Fireside Book of Baseball.
In Popular Culture[edit]
Einstein was referenced in Ariel Pink's 2014 song ,"Lipstick." The song was inspired by the Lipstick Killer, which Einstein wrote about in his 1953 novel The Bloody Spur.
References[edit]
- ^ While the City Sleeps at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ Mystery File by Steve Lewis
- ^ Hoge, Patrick (March 11, 2007). "Charles Einstein -- S.F. sportswriter and prolific author". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Boucher, Anthony (October 23, 1953). "Criminals at Large". The New York Times.
The Bloody Spur... an unusually long, but tightly knit supense novel with an ambitious and well-handled problem in construction.
External links[edit]
- Stroby, Wallace (March 12, 2007). "Charles Einstein 1926-2007". Blog post.
- Charles Einstein (April 6, 2004). "The Amazing Mays". Interviewed by Rob Neyer. ESPN. Interview with Einstein on the occasion of the republication of his 1979 biography of Willie Mays.
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