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'''David Gordon''' (1894-1957) was | '''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 [[Mussolini’s Italy]] and [[Franco’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. | He arrived with his family in Lorain, Ohio in 1900 at age 6. | ||
From 1922 through 1929, he published | 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> | ||
In | 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 | In the early [[1950s]] he was a speechwriter for Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]. | ||
==Novelist daughter== | ==Novelist daughter== | ||
David Gordon's daughter is | David Gordon's daughter is the novelist [[Mary Gordon]]. In 1996 she wrote a memoir about her father called ''The Shadow Man''. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 28 April 2024
David Gordon (1894-1957) was the publisher of the 1940s Catholic International. Born into a jewish family in Vilna (at the time Russia),[1] he converted to Catholicism and gravitated toward pro-gentile politics supporting Mussolini’s Italy and Franco’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 the semi-porn girlie magazine Hot Dog using the name Jack Dinnsmore.[3] [4] 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.[5]
In the late 1930s he converted to Catholicism and later became a member of the Christian Front.[6]
In the early 1950s he was a speechwriter for Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Novelist daughter
David Gordon's daughter is the novelist Mary Gordon. In 1996 she wrote a memoir about her father called The Shadow Man.
Notes
- ↑ "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", Chicago Tribune, June 16, 1996
- ↑ "BOOKS: DAD REVISITED", Time, May 27, 1996
- ↑ "A Daughter's Difficult, Revealing Search For The Father She Barely Knew Gordon", Chicago Tribune, June 16, 1996
- ↑ "The Cave of Memory", The New York Times, May 26, 1996
- ↑ The Hour, Number 148, January 12, 1943
- ↑ The New Republic, Volume 107, page 545