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Henry Slesar (June 12, 1927 – April 2, 2002) was an American author and playwright. He is famous for his use of irony and twist endings. After reading Slesar's "M Is for the Many" in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock bought it for adaptation and they began many successful collaborations.
Henry Slesar was born on 12 June 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Edge of Night (1956), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). He died on 2 April 2002 in New York City, New York, USA.
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- June 12, 1927
- Henry Slesar
- April 2, 2002
Henry Slesar — born Henry Schlosser — was an American author, playwright, and copywriter, who wrote under several pseudonyms including O.H. Leslie and Jay Street. He was famous for his use of irony and twist endings.
Henry Slesar has 309 books on Goodreads with 24858 ratings. Henry Slesar’s most popular book is Examination Day.
Apr 16, 2002 · Henry Slesar, prolific, award-winning scribe best known for his work on the sudser “The Edge of Night,” died April 2 of natural causes. He was 74. A native New Yorker, Slesar attended the...
Apr 2, 2004 · Quotes by Henry Slesar (?) “This is the Government Educational Service. Your son, Richard M. Jordan, Classification 600-115, has completed the Government examination. We regret to inform you that his intelligence quotient has exceeded the Government regulation, according to Rule 84, Section 5, of the New Code.” ― Henry Slesar, Examination Day.
Henry Slesar was an American author and playwright. He is famous for his use of irony and twist endings. After reading Slesar's "M Is for the Many" in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock bought it for adaptation and they began many successful collaborations.