David Dempsey (writer)
David Dempsey 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
- Uncommon Valor: Marine Divisions in Action
- The Way We Die
- Psychology and You, with Philip Zimbardo
Novels
- All That Was Mortal
