David Dempsey (writer)
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) References 1914 births 1999 deaths People from Pekin, Illinois American male journalists