Richard Harding Davis
Novelist, Author
1864 – 1916
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Who was Richard Harding Davis?
Richard Harding Davis was a journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt and he also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1864
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Richard Harding Davies
- R.H.Davis
- Parents
- Spouses
- Bessie McCoy
(1912/07/08 - 1916/04/11) - Cecil Clark
(1899 - )
- Bessie McCoy
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Lehigh University
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Apr 11, 1916
Mount Kisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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