David Cort

David Cort
Born(1904-07-05)July 5, 1904
DiedOctober 11, 1983(1983-10-11) (aged 79)
Occupationwriter (journalist, columnist, editor, prose writer)
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
Notable awardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1971)

David Cort (July 5, 1904 – October 11, 1983) was a 20th-century American writer (journalist, columnist, editor, and prose writer), best known as foreign news editor at Life magazine.[1]

Background

In 1924, Cort graduated from Columbia University, where he had been editor of The Jester.[1][2]

Career

By the late 1920s, Cort had become a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine.[1]

In 1932, he joined Time magazine as assistant foreign news editor.[1]

In 1936, he moved to Life as foreign news editor. He is best known for his work there in selecting and captioning photographs shot during World War II.[1]

He also contributed to The Nation magazine and The New York Times Book Review.[1]

Personal and death

Cort had one son.[1]

He died age 79 on October 11, 1983, in New York City.[1]

Awards

Works

Books:

  • The Big Picture
  • Social Astonishments
  • The Glossy Rats
  • Revolution by Cliche
  • The Sin of Henry R. Luce (New York: L. Stuart, 1974)[4]

Articles:

  • "Of Guilt and Resurrection," The Nation (March 20, 1967) on the Hiss-Chambers case

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "David Cort, Author, Is Dead; Former Foreign Editor at Life". The New York Times. 15 October 1983. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1955). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
  3. ^ "David Cort". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ Cort, David (1974). The Sin of Henry R. Luce: An Anatomy of Journalism. L. Stewart. ISBN 9780818402012. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

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