Delos W. Lovelace
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Delos Wheeler Lovelace (1894–1967)[1] was the author of the original novelisation of the film King Kong (1933) published in 1932 by Grosset & Dunlap, slightly before the film was released. The story was also serialized in 2 parts in 1932 by Walter Ripperger for Mystery magazine.[2] Lovelace was a reporter for the New York Daily News and New York Sun in the 1920s.
He authored some two dozen books, including a biography of football coach Knute Rockne and one of Dwight D. Eisenhower. He co-authored three books with his wife.
Personal life
He was the husband of Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsy-Tacy books for young readers; they had one daughter, Merian (January 18, 1931 — September 25, 1997).
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- Rear Admiral Byrd and the Polar Expedition (1930; published under the pen-name Coram Foster)
- Rockne of Notre Dame (1931; biography of Knute Rockne)
- King Kong (1933; novelization of the 1933 film King Kong)
- One Stayed at Welcome (1934; co-authored with wife Maud Hart Lovelace)
- Gentlemen from England (1937; co-authored with wife Maud Hart Lovelace)
- The golden wedge: Indian legends of South America (1942; co-authored with wife Maud Hart Lovelace)
- General "Ike" Eisenhower (1944; biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower)
- Journey to Bethlehem (1953)
- That Dodger Horse (1956; sometimes "The Dodger Horse")
- Auction(with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 2 1924
- Barley Straw, (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 23 1924
- Big Bite, (ss) The Country Gentleman Feb 1926
- Bonanza, (ss) The Country Gentleman Jul 1926
- Boot, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 2, 1925
- Borghild’s Clothes (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Modern Priscilla Apr 1922
- Carmelita, Widow (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) Catholic World Oct 1924
- Country Fair, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1926
- Country Queer, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 2, 1925
- Cutting Edge, (ss) The Country Gentleman Apr 11 1925
- Danny, (ss) The Country Gentleman Jul 11 1925
- Detour No. 1, (ss) The Country Gentleman Mar 1928
- Dishpan, (ss) The Country Gentleman Sep 1927
- East Wind (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Apr 26 1924
- Fiddlefoot, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 18 1925
- Fussbudget, (ss) The American Magazine Feb 1928
- Gimme Gal, (ss) Success Jul 1927
- Good Ideal, (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 22 1925
- Good Provider, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1929
- Inheritance, (ss) The Country Gentleman Dec 20 1924
- Kitchen View, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1927
- Land (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) Liberty Aug 9 1924
- Laughing Tyrant (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Mar 29 1924
- Little of Both,A, (ss) The Popular Magazine Sep 20 1925
- Lucky Year, (ss) The Country Gentleman Feb 7 1925
- Maid and the Hope Chest, The (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) Metropolitan Magazine May 1924
- Neighbors (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Sep 27 1924
- Old Chris Pedersen, (ss) The Country Gentleman Dec 1925
- One Day to Live (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Delineator Oct 1925
- Proud Old Rooster, (ss) The American Magazine Mar 1928
- Pull-Away, (ss) The Country Gentleman Mar 28 1925
- Sleeping Cold, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 25 1928
- Sold, (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 1 1925
- Stubborn Stebbins, (ss) The Country Gentleman Nov 1928
- Swap, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 23, 1925
- Toe of the Stocking, (ss) The Country Gentleman Dec 1926
- Venture, (ss) Liberty May 1, 1926
- Wheat, (ss) Ladies Home Journal Jul 1924
- Whip Hand, (ss) The Country Gentleman Jun 13 1925
- Yes, Ma’am!, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1928
References
- ↑ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF) .
- ↑ Cynthia Marie Erb, Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture, page 39 (2nd edition, Wayne State University Press, 2009). ISBN 978-0-8143-3430-0
- ↑ http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/s1620.htm#A57326
- ↑ http://www.philsp.com/homeville/HanniganV2/s121.htm#A4295
