David Dempsey (writer)

David Dempsey (January 9, 1914 – January 13, 1999) was an American writer best remembered for his book reviews and coverage of the publishing industry as a journalist.

Biography

Dempsey was born in Pekin, Illinois.^[1] He married Evangeline Semon and they had a son, Ian. The family lived in Rye, New York^[1]

During World War II, Dempsey covered the American landings on four Pacific islands as a Marine Corps combat correspondent.^[1]

Dempsey wrote a weekly column, "In and Out of Books", for The New York Times Book Review from 1949 to 1953, and a column on the publishing industry for The Saturday Review from 1963 to 1970.^[1]

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)^[2][3]

References

1. Glueck, Grace (January 19, 1999). "David Dempsey, 85, a Writer On Wide-Ranging Subjects". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
2. E.A.L. (November 2, 1958). "A Family, A Town: David Dempsey Recreates Midwest Of Youth in Satisfying Novel All That Was Mortal". Boston Globe. ProQuest 848383377.
3. Hutchens, John K. (October 28, 1958). "All That Was Mortal (book review)". New York Herald Tribune. ProQuest 1342221912.