Henry Denker (b. 1912) is an American novelist and playwright. Denker was the originator and writer of what he describes as the “first television series ever produced,” False Witsness, on NBC-TV in 1939. Despite its success, the series was discontinued when the nascent medium of television was converted into an instruction tool for the mass training of Air Raid Wardens in anticipation of the U.S. entry into World War II. While writing for radio and television, Denker branched out into the theater, which he describes as “my first love.” Later he began writing novels. Six plays by Denker have been produced on Broadway.
