David McCord Lippincott

David McCord Lippincott (17 June 1924 – January 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and novelist.

Education

David McCord Lippincott wrote music and lyrics from an early age. The first evidence of that is a musical revue he wrote while attending the Hotchkiss School called "Little Boy Blue". He then went to Yale University, as did his father; was a member of Skull & Bones, as was his father William Jackson Lippincott. He graduated in 1949.^[1]

Work

After college, Lippincott worked for McCann Erickson as a creative director, writing copy and creating jingles. His original album musical, The Body in the Seine has become a collector's item.

During this time, he also wrote books, several of which are still available. Some of the writings were turned into films.

Bibliography

• E Pluribus Bang! (1970)
• The Voice of Armageddon (1974)
• Tremor Violet (1975)
• The Blood of October (1978)
• Savage Ransom (1978)
• Salt Mine (1979)
• Dark Prism (1980). Published as Black Prism in the UK.
• Unholy Mourning (1982)
• The Nursery (1983)
• The Home (1984)