(Albert) Sid(ney) (Carl March Fleischman Max Brindle) (1920-)

Writer for children and adults. Is also a screenwriter and has been a professional magician. Worked as a magician in vaudeville and night clubs, 1938-41; traveled with Mr. Arthur Bull's Francisco Spook Show (magic act), 1939-40; Daily Journal, San Diego, CA, reporter and rewrite man, 1949-50; Point (magazine), San Diego, associate editor, 1950-51; full-time writer, 1951—. Author of scripts for television show 3-2-1 Contact, 1979-82. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, 1941-45; served as yeoman on destroyer escort in the Philippines, Borneo, and China.