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. 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 to 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)
References
- ^ Glueck, Grace (January 19, 1999). "David Dempsey, 85, a Writer On Wide-Ranging Subjects". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- 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.
- Hutchens, John K. (October 28, 1958). "All That Was Mortal (book review)". New York Herald Tribune. ProQuest 1342221912.