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Howard Kaminsky (January 24, 1940 – August 26, 2017) was an American publisher, author and film producer who worked at both Hearst Book Group and the publishing giant Random House. He was the author of many thrillers and literary fiction novels and a screenplay. Kaminsky was responsible for launching the careers of several literary greats. He wrote and published thrillers and was active as a producer on avant-garde movies and documentaries.
Kaminsky was born in Brooklyn on January 24, 1940.
After graduating from New Utrecht High School, Kaminsky earned a B.A. from Brooklyn College, and went on to study at San Francisco State, and the University of California, Berkeley.
After graduation, Kaminsky worked at a series of odd jobs in New York. He then worked for seven years as a Subsidiary Rights Director at Knopf, a division of Random House.
In 1968, Kaminsky met Susan Stanwood, a book and magazine editor for The Saturday Evening Post, and his future wife.
In 1971 Kaminsky briefly left publishing to write and produce movies. Along with Bennett Sims and Larry Yust, Kaminsky wrote the screenplay for the movie, Homebodies (1972), which premiered in the U.S. in September and was later released in Denmark, West Germany, Sweden, and Finland.
In 1972 Kaminsky returned to publishing, working for fourteen years as the President and Publisher of then called, Paperback Library. Kaminsky oversaw significant growth of the company. He changed the focus from the genre of pulp and western to that of literary fiction, also changing the name to Warner Books. Among the authors published were Norman Mailer, Richard Nixon, Sydney Sheldon, and Jackie Collins.
Kaminsky and Susan also began to co-write and publish a number of books. Their first publication, written under the pseudonym Brooks Stanwood, was titled, The Glow. Originally released in 1979, it was published in thirteen countries, was on the New York Times bestseller list, and sold well in France. It was also made into a movie of the same title, starring Portia De Rossi, Dean Cain, and Hal Linden.
Howard Kaminsky
Howard Kaminsky (January 24, 1940 – August 26, 2017) was an American publisher, author and film producer who worked at both Hearst Book Group and the publishing giant Random House. He was the author of many thrillers and literary fiction novels and a screenplay. Kaminsky was responsible for launching the careers of several literary greats. He wrote and published thrillers and was active as a producer on avant-garde movies and documentaries.
Kaminsky was born in Brooklyn on January 24, 1940.
After graduating from New Utrecht High School, Kaminsky earned a B.A. from Brooklyn College, and went on to study at San Francisco State, and the University of California, Berkeley.
After graduation, Kaminsky worked at a series of odd jobs in New York. He then worked for seven years as a Subsidiary Rights Director at Knopf, a division of Random House.
In 1968, Kaminsky met Susan Stanwood, a book and magazine editor for The Saturday Evening Post, and his future wife.
In 1971 Kaminsky briefly left publishing to write and produce movies. Along with Bennett Sims and Larry Yust, Kaminsky wrote the screenplay for the movie, Homebodies (1972), which premiered in the U.S. in September and was later released in Denmark, West Germany, Sweden, and Finland.
In 1972 Kaminsky returned to publishing, working for fourteen years as the President and Publisher of then called, Paperback Library. Kaminsky oversaw significant growth of the company. He changed the focus from the genre of pulp and western to that of literary fiction, also changing the name to Warner Books. Among the authors published were Norman Mailer, Richard Nixon, Sydney Sheldon, and Jackie Collins.
Kaminsky and Susan also began to co-write and publish a number of books. Their first publication, written under the pseudonym Brooks Stanwood, was titled, The Glow. Originally released in 1979, it was published in thirteen countries, was on the New York Times bestseller list, and sold well in France. It was also made into a movie of the same title, starring Portia De Rossi, Dean Cain, and Hal Linden.
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