Delos W. Lovelace

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.

Delos Wheeler Lovelace
Born	(1894-12-02)December 2, 1894 Brainerd, Minnesota, United States
Died	17 January 1967(1967-01-17) (aged 72)
Occupation	Novelist
Spouse	Maud Hart Lovelace
Children	Merian Lovelace

Lovelace in 1917

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

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