David Cort

David Cort (July 5, 1904 – October 11, 1983) was a 20th-century American writer (journalist, columnist, editor, and prose writer), best known as foreign news editor at Life magazine.

Background

In 1924, Cort graduated from Columbia University, where he had been editor of The Jester.

Career

By the late 1920s, Cort had become a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine.

Works

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

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