David Cort

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

David Cort (1904–1983) was a 20th-century American writer (journalist, columnist, editor, and author), 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]

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[]

  • 1971: Guggenheim Fellow (General Nonfiction)[2]

Works[]

Books:

  • The Big Picture
  • Social Astonishments
  • The Glossy Rats
  • Revolution by Cliche
  • The Sin of Henry R. Luce (New York: L. Stuart, 1974)[3]

Articles:

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ "David Cort". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ Cort, David (1974). The Sin of Henry R. Luce: An Anatomy of Journalism. L. Stewart. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

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