Alexander King (author)

Alexander King (November 13, 1899 – November 16, 1965), born Alexander Rosenfeld, was a humorist, memoirist, and media personality of the early television era, based in the United States.

Early life
Alexander King was born on November 13, 1899, in the Austro-Hungarian city of Vienna. His family moved to the United States just before the First World War.

Career
In 1958, King published the book Mine Enemy Grows Older. Its popularity caused him to receive public acclaim and he was soon after invited onto The Tonight Show by its host Jack Paar. He became a frequent guest on the show.

On November 15, 1965, King published his book Rich Man, Poor Man, Freud and Fruit. The following day he appeared on television to promote it, but became ill shortly afterwards in his Manhattan apartment. He died later that day of a heart attack at Lenox Hill Hospital.