David, Lester.

Lester David was a freelance journalist and author, born in New York City in 1914. He received a BA from New York University and MA from Columbia University. David began his journalistic career at the "Brooklyn Eagle". He served in the U.S.Army during World War II, working as managing editor of the Paris edition of "Stars and Stripes". After the war, he returned to the "Brooklyn Eagle" and became city editor. In 1950 he turned to freelance journalism. He wrote over 1,000 magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects in publications such as "American Legion", "Better Homes and Gardens", "Good Housekeeping", "McCall's", and "Mechanix Illustrated". In the 1960s he began to write books, beginning with "Slimming for Teenagers" (1966). He was a well-regarded Kennedy biographer, publishing seven books on members of the family. He was a celebrity watcher, publishing among other books "Richard and Elizabeth" (1976). He also wrote biographies of First Ladies and ghostwrote "McCarthy" for Roy Cohn, Senator Joseph MsCarthy's former chief counsel. David died on November 23, 1997.

From the description of Lester David papers, 1910-1998. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 65516657

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