title: David Dempsey (writer)
text: # David Dempsey (writer)
  
  David Dempsey (Jan. 9, 1914 - Jan. 13, 1999) was an American writer best remembered for his book reviews and coverage of the publishing industry as a journalist.
  
  Dempsey was born in Pekin, Illinois. He married Evangeline Semon and they had a son, Ian. The family lived in Rye, New York
  
  During World War II Dempsey covered the American landings on four Pacific islands as a Marine Corps combat correspondent.
  
  Dempsey wrote a weekly column, In and Out of Books, for The New York Times Book Review from 1949 - 1953, and a column on the publishing industry for The Saturday Review from 1963 to 1970.
  
  ## Books
  
  ### Nonfiction
  
  * U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima (1945)
  * Uncommon Valor: Marine Divisions in Action (1946)
  * The Way We Die (1975)
  * Psychology and You, with Philip Zimbardo (1978)
  
  ## Novels
  
  * All That Was Mortal (Dutton; 1978)
  