Virgil Finlay illustrating “The Goddess of World 21” by Henry Slesar in Fantastic Science Fiction, March 1957. For no reason at all I’ve added an extreme crop of a photo of Bettie Page in Miami Beach by Bunny Yeager circa 1954. #FinlayFriday
#VirgilFinlay #HenrySlesar #BettiePage #BunnyYeager #GGA #WeirdTales #Pulps #Illustration #ScienceFiction #SF #SFF @sciencefiction
Tonight in 1960 — “One Grave Too Many” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
#NeileAdams (Mrs. #SteveMcQueen) starred in this #HenrySlesar story directed by future Oscar nominee #ArthurHiller.
Very #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist.
This week in 1960 — “40 Detectives Later” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
It was the TV writing debut of the prolific #HenrySlesar, future Emmy winner for THE EDGE OF NIGHT.
#ArthurHiller directed. #JamesFranciscus and #JackWeston star. A delightful piece of #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist ending.
#AlfredHitchcockPresents #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s AlfredHitchcock #EdgeOfNight
Today in 1976 — The daytime #SoapOpera SOMERSET ended its 6 1/2 year run on NBC.
The first #AnotherWorld spinoff was written (for 2 1/2 years) by mystery writer #HenrySlesar, who did double duty writing #TheEdgeOfNight. (Both were produced by Procter & Gamble).
After SOMERSET, star #JoelCrothers joined the cast of EDGE!
#ClassicTV #ClassicSoaps #OnThisDay #SoapOperas #DarkShadows
