Samuel Rosenberg (writer)
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Samuel Rosenberg (1912 – January 5, 1996) was an
Personal life
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, as the son of Jacob S. and Fanny Rosenberg. His father was a butcher and a songwriter.[1]
Rosenberg was married to Angela Nizzardini.[2] They had one daughter, Amber Ruth Sabri.[1]
He weighed over 300 pounds at a height of 6 foot 3 inches.
Professional career
While in his twenties, Rosenberg migrated to New York City and found employment reading plays for a producer on Broadway.[1] He collaborated with Jerome Weidman on a play in 1936. Subsequently, his pattern-recognition ability led to his becoming a photographer and photograph analyst for the O.S.S. during World War II.[1] At the O.S.S. he encountered other photographers and poster artists, among them Henry Koerner, who credited Rosenberg with launching his career in 1945 and transforming his style in 1948–50.
MGM employed him to search literary sources and references in order to prevent lawsuits for plagiarism. The knowledge that he gained from this activity led to the publication of his books. In these, he found hidden patterns and references that were formerly overlooked by readers.
In 1954, he was sent to
The Confessions of a Trivialist
A shorter version of this 1972 book was first published as The Come As You Are Masquerade Party in 1970. Among its contents are essays on:
- The Frankenstein stories and movies
- William James Sidis, the intellectual prodigy
- The original Santa Claus
- A brief encounter with Albert Schweitzer,
- Lot's wife
- Herman Melville's private life
The essay about Sidis was given emphasis in Amy Wallace's book The Prodigy: A biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy.
Naked is the Best Disguise
Published in 1974, this book relates the Sherlock Holmes stories in surprising ways to
- Detective goes to scene of crime,
- He conducts a vigil,
- Reference is made to written words that refer to illicit love,
- Reference is made to severe punishment and the deaths of many people,
- Arrival of violent person,
- Reference is made to reversal of sexes,
- Physical combat.
As a result of this repeated pattern, Sherlock Holmes preserves Victorian morality.
Rosenberg's book was criticized for its irreverence toward the Holmes stories and for its unprofessional use of psychoanalysis with references to sexual activity.[1][2]