Charles Einstein (August 2, 1926 – March 7, 2007) was a newspaperman and sportswriter. He was also the author of the novel The Bloody Spur. The film While the City Sleeps (1956) directed by Fritz Lang was based on this novel.[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

• 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.
  • “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.

References

External links

• 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.