Delos W. Lovelace

Delos Wheeler Lovelace (1894-1967)^[1] was the author of the original novelisation of the film King Kong (1933).

That novel was published in serialized form in Mystery Magazine in 1932 and in book form later that year by Grosset & Dunlap, slightly before the film was released. 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).

Bibliography

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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")

Short Stories: ^{[2] [3]}

• 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

1. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF) .
2. ^ http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/s1620.htm#A57326
3. ^ http://www.philsp.com/homeville/HanniganV2/s121.htm#A4295

External links

• Papers of Delos W. Lovelace regarding General "Ike" Eisenhower, 1944, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

Persondata
Name	Lovelace, Delos W.
Alternative names
Short description	American novelist and biographer
Date of birth	1894
Place of birth
Date of death	1967
Place of death