Delos Wheeler Lovelace (December 2, 1894 – January 17, 1967)[1] was an American novelist who authored the original novelization of the film King Kong (1933) published in 1932 by Grosset & Dunlap, slightly before the film was released. The story was also serialized in 2 parts in February and March 1933 by Walter Ripperger (credited to Edgar Wallace) for Mystery magazine.[2] Lovelace was a reporter for the New York Daily News and New York Sun in the 1920s.

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He authored some two dozen books, including a biography of football coach Knute Rockne and one of Dwight D. Eisenhower. He co-authored three books with his wife.

Personal life

He was the husband of Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsy-Tacy books for young readers; they had one daughter, Merian (January 18, 1931 — September 25, 1997).

Bibliography

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• Rear Admiral Byrd and the Polar Expedition (1930; published under the pen-name Coram Foster)
• Rockne of Notre Dame (1931; biography of Knute Rockne)
• King Kong (1933; novelization of the 1933 film King Kong)
• One Stayed at Welcome (1934; co-authored with wife Maud Hart Lovelace)
• Gentlemen from England (1937; co-authored with wife Maud Hart Lovelace)
• The golden wedge: Indian legends of South America (1942; co-authored with wife Maud Hart Lovelace)
• General "Ike" Eisenhower (1944; biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower)
• Journey to Bethlehem (1953)
• That Dodger Horse (1956; sometimes "The Dodger Horse")

Short Stories:[3][4]

• Auction (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 2 1924
• Barley Straw, (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 23 1924
• Big Bite, (ss) The Country Gentleman Feb 1926
• Bonanza, (ss) The Country Gentleman Jul 1926
• Boot, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 2, 1925
• Borghild’s Clothes (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Modern Priscilla Apr 1922
• Carmelita, Widow (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) Catholic World Oct 1924
• Country Fair, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1926
• Country Queer, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 2, 1925
• Cutting Edge, (ss) The Country Gentleman Apr 11 1925
• Danny, (ss) The Country Gentleman Jul 11 1925
• Detour No. 1, (ss) The Country Gentleman Mar 1928
• Dishpan, (ss) The Country Gentleman Sep 1927
• East Wind (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Apr 26 1924
• Fiddlefoot, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 18 1925
• Fussbudget, (ss) The American Magazine Feb 1928
• Gimme Gal, (ss) Success Jul 1927
• Good Ideal, (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 22 1925
• Good Provider, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1929
• Inheritance, (ss) The Country Gentleman Dec 20 1924
• Kitchen View, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1927
• Land (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) Liberty Aug 9 1924
• Laughing Tyrant (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Mar 29 1924
• Little of Both,A, (ss) The Popular Magazine Sep 20 1925
• Lucky Year, (ss) The Country Gentleman Feb 7 1925
• Maid and the Hope Chest, The (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) Metropolitan Magazine May 1924
• Neighbors (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman Sep 27 1924
• Old Chris Pedersen, (ss) The Country Gentleman Dec 1925
• One Day to Live (with Maud Hart Lovelace), (ss) The Delineator Oct 1925
• Proud Old Rooster, (ss) The American Magazine Mar 1928
• Pull-Away, (ss) The Country Gentleman Mar 28 1925
• Sleeping Cold, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 25 1928
• Sold, (ss) The Country Gentleman Aug 1 1925
• Stubborn Stebbins, (ss) The Country Gentleman Nov 1928
• Swap, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 23, 1925
• Toe of the Stocking, (ss) The Country Gentleman Dec 1926
• Venture, (ss) Liberty May 1, 1926
• Wheat, (ss) Ladies Home Journal Jul 1924
• Whip Hand, (ss) The Country Gentleman Jun 13 1925
• Yes, Ma’am!, (ss) The Country Gentleman May 1928

References

External links

Delos W. Lovelace at Find a Grave

• Papers of Delos W. Lovelace regarding General "Ike" Eisenhower, 1944, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library