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Delos W. Lovelace


Born
in The United States
December 02, 1894

Died
January 17, 1967


Delos Wheeler Lovelace (December 2, 1894 – January 17, 1967) 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. Lovelace was a reporter for the New York Daily News and New York Sun in the 1920s.

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.

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Average rating: 3.61 · 1,614 ratings · 221 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors
King Kong
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3.59 avg rating — 1,575 ratings — published 1933 — 2 editions
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Anthony Browne's King Kong:...
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3.89 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1995 — 14 editions
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One Stayed At Welcome
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1934 — 6 editions
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Collected Stories of Maud H...
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King Kong-the Evolving Narr...
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'Ike' Eisenhower, Statesman...
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1944 — 7 editions
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Rockne of Notre Dame
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Journey To Bethlehem
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That Dodger Horse
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