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Samuel Rosenberg (1912–January 5, 1996) was best known for his 1974 study of Sherlock Holmes titled ''Naked is the Best Disguise'' (subtitled ''The Death and Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes''). His other notable book was ''The Confessions of a Trivialist'' (originally published as ''The Come As You Are Masquerade Party''). He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, as the son of Jacob S. and Fanny Rosenberg. Jacob was a butcher who published songs. While in his twenties, Samuel migrated to New York City and found employment reading plays for a producer on Broadway. He collaborated with Jerome Weidman on a play in 1936. Subsequently, his pattern-recognition ability led to his becoming a photographer and photograph analyst for the O.S.S. during World War II. MGM employed him to search literary sources and references in order to prevent lawsuits for plagiarism. The knowledge that he gained from this activity led to the publication of his books. In these, he found hidden patterns and references that were formerly overlooked by readers. In 1954, he was sent to Rosenlaui, Switzerland, as a photojournalist to interview Tenzing Norgay. Though he had been one of the first to successfully climb Mount Everest, Norgay had enrolled as a student in a mountaineering school. Rosenlaui's proximity to the Reichenbach Falls led Rosenberg to begin his meditations on Sherlock Holmes, resulting in his most popular book. That steep waterfall was the scene of Holmes's final encounter with Professor Moriarty. He weighed over 300 pounds at a height of 6 foot 3 inches. He died at age 85 as a result of Parkinson's syndrome. His friend Buckminster Fuller had humorously referred to him as a "pink mountain" (rosen berg: German) and "history's most massive reader." ==''The Confessions of a Trivialist''== A shorter version of this 1972 book was first published as ''The Come As You Are Masquerade Party'' in 1970. Among its contents are essays on: * The Frankenstein stories and movies, * William James Sidis, the intellectual prodigy, * The original Santa Claus, * A brief encounter with Albert Schweitzer, * Lot's wife * Herman Melville's private life. The essay about Sidis was given emphasis in Amy Wallace's book ''The Prodigy: A biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel Rosenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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