Eleazar Lipsky

Eleazar Lipsky (1911 – February 14, 1993) was a prosecutor, lawyer, novelist and playwright born in the Bronx, New York, United States. He wrote the novels that formed the basis of two very successful films, Kiss of Death (based on a 100-page manuscript) and The People Against O'Hara (based on his detective novel). Other novels include Lincoln McKeever (1953), The Devil's Daughter (Meredith Press, 1969, based on the legal troubles of William Sharon) and The Scientists (1959), a Book-of-the-Month Club selection.

Lipsky, who practiced law until three weeks before his death, was an assistant district attorney for Manhattan in the 1940s and later had a diversified law practice in Manhattan and served as legal counsel to the Mystery Writers of America. Lipsky was active in many Jewish organizations.

External links

Eleazar Lipsky at the Internet Movie Database
University of Texas in Austin about the death of Eleazar Lipsky
Lipsky Family Papers; P-858; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 79306279 LCCN: no2001055641 SUDOC: 059925078 BNF: cb140499900 (data)

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