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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]
- ^ While the City Sleeps at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ Mystery File by Steve Lewis
- ^ Hoge, Patrick (March 11, 2007). "Charles Einstein -- S.F. sportswriter and prolific author". San Francisco Chronicle.