Divorced 
										with a child, he worked for twenty years 
										in the field of computer programming and 
										is a well-known American backgammon and 
										bridge player. 
										 He is known 
										to have devised the approach slam 
										convention bearing his name and for 
										writing some books on both bridge and 
										backgammon.
										
								
								Danny Kleinman was born in New York on March 13, 
								1937, but has lived for a long time in Los 
								Angeles.
