He loses his job and his friends, becomes romantically involved with his former teacher, and his intelligence soars past those who performed the surgery on him-only to have everything come crashing back down. One of Keyes’ story ideas was called “Brainstorm” that he decided not to submit to Stan Lee this paragraph-long idea would eventually become “Flowers for Algernon.” Keyes stated later in “Algernon, Charlie, and I: A Writer’s Journey” that he felt as though “it should be more than a comic book script.”Īs Charlie’s intelligence increases, he becomes painfully aware of the treatment he was getting from people he once thought to be his friends. Naturally, I began submitting story ideas, getting the freelance assignments, and supplementing my salary by writing scripts on my own time.” Because of my experience editing Marvel and because I’d sold a few science fiction stories by then, Stan allowed me to specialize in horror, fantasy, suspense, and science fiction comic books. “Since my $17.25-a-month rent was almost due, I accepted what I considered a detour on my journey toward a literary career…. Afterīeing offered his job, Keyes later wrote in his book “Algernon, Charlie, and I: Stories” was discontinued in favor of paperback books, Keyes was offered a jobĪs an associate editor of “Atlas Comics” under editor-in-chief, Stan Lee.

Science Stories.” He began writing for “Atlas Comics” soon after becoming anĮditor for Magazine Management.

Keyes began work as an editor of Magazine Management’s pulp magazine “Marvel Keyes also received his English Education degree from New York University at the same time.

Daniel Keyes was an American-Jewish author best known for his book “Flowers for Algernon.” Born August 9 th, 1927 in New York, Keyes briefly attended New York University before joining the United States Maritime Service at the age of seventeen he worked as the purser (person who handles money) on oil tankers.Īfter his time in the Maritime Service, Keyes returned to New York in 1950 and received his Bachelor of Psychology from Brooklyn College.

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