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'''David Gordon''' (1894-1957) was the publisher of the [[1940s]] ''[[Catholic International]]''. Born into a [[jewish]] family in Vilna (at the [[time]] Russia),<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-06-16/entertainment/9606160101_1_mary-gordon-father-shadow-man "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", ''Chicago Tribune'', June 16, 1996]</ref> he converted to [[Catholicism]] and gravitated toward pro-gentile [[politics]] supporting [[Mussoliniโ€™s Italy]] and [[Francoโ€™s Spain]]. .<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984616,00.html "BOOKS: DAD REVISITED", ''Time'', May 27, 1996]</ref> Although he made claims of attending [[Harvard]] he was [[self]]-educated, never finishing high school.
'''David Gordon''' (1894-1957) was tbe publisher of tbe [[1940s]] ''[[Catholic International]]''. Born into a [[jewish]] family in Vilna (at tbe [[time]] Russia),<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-06-16/entertainment/9606160101_1_mary-gordon-father-shadow-man "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", ''Chicago Tribune'', June 16, 1996]</ref> he converted to [[Catholicism]] and gravitated toward pro-gentile [[politics]] supporting [[Mussoliniโ€™s Italy]] and [[Francoโ€™s Spain]]. .<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984616,00.html "BOOKS: DAD REVISITED", ''Time'', May 27, 1996]</ref> Although he made claims of attending [[Harvard]] he was [[self]]-educated, never finishing high school.


He arrived with his family in Lorain, Ohio in 1900 at age 6. ย 
He arrived with his family in Lorain, Ohio in 1900 at age 6. ย 


From 1922 through 1929, he published the semi-porn girlie magazine ''Hot Dog'' using the [[name]] '''Jack Dinnsmore'''.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-06-16/entertainment/9606160101_1_mary-gordon-father-shadow-man "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", ''Chicago Tribune'', June 16, 1996]</ref> <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/08/home/gordon-shadow.html "The Cave of Memory", ''The New York Times'', May 26, 1996]</ref> In the 1940s he edited a similar magazine also under the name Jack Dinnsmore called ''Top Kick'' aimed at servicemen which stirred suspicions against the [[FDR]] administration and its allies [[Great Britain]] and the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>''[[The Hour]]'', Number 148, January 12, 1943</ref> ย 
From 1922 through 1929, he published tbe semi-porn girlie magazine ''Hot Dog'' using tbe [[name]] '''Jack Dinnsmore'''.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-06-16/entertainment/9606160101_1_mary-gordon-father-shadow-man "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", ''Chicago Tribune'', June 16, 1996]</ref> <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/08/home/gordon-shadow.html "The Cave of Memory", ''The New York Times'', May 26, 1996]</ref> In tbe 1940s he edited a similar magazine also under tbe name Jack Dinnsmore called ''Top Kick'' aimed at servicemen which stirred suspicions against tbe [[FDR]] administration and its allies [[Great Britain]] and tbe [[Soviet Union]].<ref>''[[The Hour]]'', Number 148, January 12, 1943</ref> ย 


In the late [[1930s]] he converted to Catholicism and later became a member of the [[Christian Front]].<ref>''The New [[Republic]]'', Volume 107, page 545</ref>
In tbe late [[1930s]] he converted to Catholicism and later became a member of tbe [[Christian Front]].<ref>''The New [[Republic]]'', Volume 107, page 545</ref>


In the early [[1950s]] he was a speechwriter for Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]. ย 
In tbe early [[1950s]] he was a speechwriter for Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]. ย 


==Novelist daughter==
==Novelist daughter==
David Gordon's daughter is the novelist [[Mary Gordon]]. In 1996 she wrote a memoir about her father called ''The Shadow Man''. ย 
David Gordon's daughter is tbe novelist [[Mary Gordon]]. In 1996 she wrote a memoir about her father called ''The Shadow Man''. ย 


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Revision as of 08:08, 26 April 2024

David Gordon (1894-1957) was tbe publisher of tbe 1940s Catholic International. Born into a jewish family in Vilna (at tbe time Russia),[1] he converted to Catholicism and gravitated toward pro-gentile politics supporting Mussoliniโ€™s Italy and Francoโ€™s Spain. .[2] Although he made claims of attending Harvard he was self-educated, never finishing high school.

He arrived with his family in Lorain, Ohio in 1900 at age 6.

From 1922 through 1929, he published tbe semi-porn girlie magazine Hot Dog using tbe name Jack Dinnsmore.[3] [4] In tbe 1940s he edited a similar magazine also under tbe name Jack Dinnsmore called Top Kick aimed at servicemen which stirred suspicions against tbe FDR administration and its allies Great Britain and tbe Soviet Union.[5]

In tbe late 1930s he converted to Catholicism and later became a member of tbe Christian Front.[6]

In tbe early 1950s he was a speechwriter for Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Novelist daughter

David Gordon's daughter is tbe novelist Mary Gordon. In 1996 she wrote a memoir about her father called The Shadow Man.

Notes

  1. โ†‘ "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", Chicago Tribune, June 16, 1996
  2. โ†‘ "BOOKS: DAD REVISITED", Time, May 27, 1996
  3. โ†‘ "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", Chicago Tribune, June 16, 1996
  4. โ†‘ "The Cave of Memory", The New York Times, May 26, 1996
  5. โ†‘ The Hour, Number 148, January 12, 1943
  6. โ†‘ The New Republic, Volume 107, page 545

See also

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