Henry Slesar

Not to be confused with Henry Slesser.
Henry Slesar
Slesar c. 1959
Slesar c. 1959
Born(1927-06-12)June 12, 1927
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 2002(2002-04-02) (aged 74)
New York City, U.S.
Pen name
  • Armindo Gostoso
  • Jay Street
Genre
Spouse
  • Oenone Scott
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    (m. 1953; div. 1969)​
  • Jan Maakestad
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    (m. 1970; div. 1974)​
  • Manuela Jone
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    (m. 1974)​
Children2
Slesar's novella "The Goddess of World 21" was cover-featured on the March 1957 issue of Fantastic Science Fiction
The next month, his novelette "Bottle Baby" also took the cover of Fantastic
Slesar's short story "Desire Woman" was cover-featured on the June 1957 issue of Super-Science Fiction
Slesar's novella "The Secret of Marracott Deep" was the cover story of the July 1957 issue of Fantastic
Slesar's novelette "The Genie Takes a Wife" was cover-featured on the March 1958 issue of Fantastic
Slesar's novella "Brother Robot" was cover-featured on the May 1958 issue of Amazing Stories

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. Slesar wrote hundreds of scripts for television series and soap operas, leading TV Guide to call him "the writer with the largest audience in America."[1]

  1. ^ "Other Obituaries: Henry Slesar". Locus. Vol. 48, no. 496, number 5. Oakland, California: Charles N. Brown. May 2002. p. 69. ISSN 0047-4959.