Last Updated: 05 Apr, 2023 | Views: 379
Age: 51
Profession: Journalist
Other Profession(s): Writer, Correspondent
Famous For: Celebrated Journalist, War Correspondent
Higher Education: Johns Hopkins University
About (Profile/Biography):
Richard Harding Davis was a journalist from the United States who also wrote drama and fiction. He is best remembered for being the country's first war correspondent for the First World War, the Second Boer War, and the Spanish-American War. Theodore Roosevelt's political career benefited immensely from his literature. He had a significant impact on how the American magazine developed as well. He had an impact on the fashion industry and is credited with popularising the clean-shaven appearance for males around the turn of the 20th century.
Career:
In 1882: His uncle, H. Wilson Harding, taught at Lehigh University, where Davis transferred after an unsatisfactory year at Swarthmore.
In 1889: Davis gained notoriety by documenting the destruction of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the wake of a disastrous flood.
In 1890: By covering other notable incidents, such as the first criminal electrocuted, he enhanced his fame.
In 1897: His novel Soldiers of Fortune became a play written by Augustus Thomas and became a success.
In 1916: A heart attack struck Davis while he was on the phone.
Achievements and Awards:
His early works of fiction were immediately popular, especially a collection of newspaper stories, Gallegher and Other Stories (1891), Van Bibber and Others (1892), and Ranson's Folly (1902). Charles Dana Gibson provided the illustrations for a lot of his published publications. Between 1897 and 1909, he produced seven well read books.
Unknown Facts:
He also reported for Scribner's Magazine, Scribner's Herald, and The Times.
Davis saw the bombardment of Matanzas, Cuba, which was a part of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, while he was aboard a battleship of the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.