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Leonard Shecter was an American journalist and author. He was born in New York City on September 5, 1926. He attended City College of New York and graduated in 1948. Shecter began his career as a reporter for the New York Post in 1950. He later worked for the New York Herald Tribune, the New York Daily News, and the New York Times. He was a contributing editor for New York Magazine and wrote for Esquire, Playboy, and other publications. Shecter wrote several books, including The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), which was made into a television movie in 1974. He also wrote The Longest Road (1968), a book about the civil rights movement, and The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America (1980). Shecter was married to the former Ruth Schoenfeld and had two children. He died on April 28, 2005, at the age of 78.

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Occupation Journalist, author
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 5 September 1926
Birthday 5 September
Birthplace New York City, US
Date of death January 19, 1974 - New York City, US New York City, US
Died Place New York City, US
Nationality United States

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1969

Shecter, who knew Jim Bouton during the pitcher's Yankees days, suggested that Bouton keep a diary of his 1969 season. The diary, edited by Shecter, became Ball Four. Shecter, in part, wanted to provide an alternative to books such as Jim Brosnan's The Long Season, which Shecter considered a sanitized version of baseball life. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to get Bouton to blame the contentious book on Shecter.

1962

Shecter's first book was a paperback biography of Roger Maris. It was a positive portrayal of the ballplayer, although Maris was upset that it was written without being authorized. Once Upon a Time: The Early Years of the New York Mets covered the Mets' 1962 and 1963 seasons.

1958

Shecter worked as a sports journalist for the New York Post. While traveling with the Yankees, in 1958, Shecter told his editors about a minor altercation between the coach Ralph Houk and the pitcher Ryne Duren; the subsequent published story, printed without a byline, was among the first in sports journalism to provide a behind-the-scenes look at professional sports team squabbles.