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. Einstein's father was the comedian Harry Einstein. He was the older half-brother of comedic actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein, better known by his stage name "Super Dave Osborne". Bibliography The Bloody Spur, Dell First Edition #5, pbo, 1953. reprinted as While the City Sleeps (Dell D86, 1956). 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. A Flag for San Francisco, Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1962, J. Lowell Pratt and Company, pb, 1963 “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 Blog post. Interview with Einstein on the occasion of the republication of his 1979 biography of Willie Mays. American male novelists 1926 births 2007 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers Writers from Boston