Leslie Epstein

Leslie Epstein (1938-2025) was an award-winning author of eleven books of fiction, including the celebrated novels San Remo Drive and King of the Jews. His father and uncle, Philip G. and Julius J. Epstein, wroteArsenic and Old Lace, Casablanca, and many other classics of the golden era of films. He taught at Boston University, where he directed the creative writing program for thirty-six years.