A qualsiasi prezzo henry slesar biography

Henry Slesar (June 12, 1927 - April 2, 2002) was an American author, playwright, and copywriter.

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He was also known as O.H. Leslie and Jay Street.

Early life

He was born Henry Schlosser in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, and he had two sisters named Doris and Lillian.

A qualsiasi prezzo henry slesar biography

After graduating from high school, he started his career as a copywriter.

Career

Around 1955, he started to write short stories. While working as a copywriter, he published hundreds of short stories, including detective fiction, science fiction, criminal stories, mysteries, and thrillers in such publications as Playboy, Imaginative Tales, and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.

Alfred Hitchcock hired him to write a number of the scenarios for Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

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The term "coffee break" was coined by Slesar. He was also the person behind McGraw-Hill's massively popular "The Man in the Chair" advertising campaign.

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