DD
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American writer
Gender:
Male
Places:
Is:
Work field:
Birth:
1914
Death:
1999
The details
Biography
Introduction
David Dempsey (Jan. 9, 1914 - Jan. 13, 1999) was an American writer best remembered for his book reviews and coverage of the publishing industry as a journalist.
Dempsey was born in Pekin, Illinois.He married Evangeline Semon and they had a son, Ian.The family lived in Rye, New York
During World War II Dempsey covered the American landings on four Pacific islands as a Marine Corps combat correspondent.
Dempsey wrote a weekly column, In and Out of Books, for The New York Times Book Review from 1949 - 1953, and a column on the publishing industry for The Saturday Review from 1963 to 1970.
Books
Nonfiction
- U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima (1945)
- Uncommon Valor: Marine Divisions in Action (1946)
- The Way We Die (1975)
- Psychology and You, with Philip Zimbardo (1978)
Novels
- All That Was Mortal (Dutton; 1978)