Brown, Joe David

Joe David Brown, novelist and journalist, was born on May 12, 1915 in Birmingham, Alabama. From 1939 to 1946, Brown was a feature writer at the New York Daily News, and from 1949-1957 he was a foreign correspondent in India for TIME and LIFE magazines. Brown published many novels throughout his career, including STARS IN MY CROWN (1946), THE FREEHOLDER (1949), KINGS GO FORTH (1956), GLIMPSE OF A STRANGER (1968), and ADDIE PRAY (1971). ADDIE PRAY was later published under the name PAPER MOON in 1972 and made into a motion picture (1973). He also served as the editor for three books published by TIME LIFE books in 1967: THE HIPPIES, CAN CHRISTIANITY SURVIVE, and SEX IN THE 60S. Brown died on April 22, 1976.