Trivia

Attended Ohio State University.

Began career as a newspaper reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. Relocated to Hollywood to write about the film industry in 1946.

Wrote four books, "The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe" in 1974, "The Marilyn Files" in 1992, "Bing Crosby: The Hollow Man", and "Duke: The Life of John Wayne."

Claimed to have been married to Marilyn Monroe for three days in October 1952. However, he never produced any evidence of a marriage or friendship, and Donald Spoto thoroughly discredited him by uncovering a canceled check Monroe wrote in Beverly Hills on the day Slatzer claimed they were married in Mexico. Still, he had supporters among the more-fanatical Monroe fans who believed his claim that she was murdered due to her alleged affair with John F. Kennedy.