And I think, to expand on James's comment, that it's notable
that only two US tv soap operas have had any kind of
syndicated-repeat career--cult classic DARK SHADOWS and the
criminous episodes Slesar wrote and/or rewrote for THE EDGE
OF NIGHT.
Such stories as "The Jam" were indeed as noirish as they get,
and his humor, in Ruby Martinson stories and others (perhaps
someone should've thought of RM for our 100 characters...I
certainly should've), was often ultraviolet. TM
-----Original Message----- From: Scott Owen [mailto:
scottaowen@hotmail.com]
Henry Slesar may not have been the most hardboiled writer out
there, but he penned some of the most noirish stories for
AHMM (& the TV show) this side of Roald Dahl. Especially
worth reviving are the Ruby Martinson stories.
--Scott
>From: "James Reasoner" <
james53@flash.net>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Todd Mason" <
Todd.Mason@tvguide.com>
> > Today's NEW YORK TIMES carries the obit notice.
It's vague enough to
>give
> > slight hope, but while I'll believe there are
two Henry Slesars in NYC,
>I
> > doubt both would be born in 1927.
>
>Hate to hear this. Don't think I've read any of
Slesar's novels, but I've
>enjoyed many of his short stories over the years. And
as the head writer
>of
>THE EDGE OF NIGHT, he kept it a vital, interesting
series for years. Not
>that many hardboiled or noirish elements, but it had
its moments.
>
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