David Hanna (entertainment journalist) explained

David Hanna
Birth Date:	11 September 1917
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, U.S.
Death Place:	New York City, U.S.
Occupation:	Author, journalist

David Hanna (September 11, 1917 – June 21, 1993) was an American author, entertainment journalist, and publicist.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was noted for his biographies of celebrities such as Ava Gardner (for whom he acted as publicist during the 1950s),^[4] Elvis, John Wayne, and Robert Redford.

Born in Philadelphia but raised in New York, he lived and worked in Hollywood from 1935 to 1952, after which he returned to New York.^[5] In the 1940s he created the CBS radio series Tapestries of Life. He served as an assistant managing editor at The Hollywood Reporter and a columnist and drama critic for the Los Angeles Daily News. He was a publicist on such films as Moulin Rouge, War and Peace, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. He also contributed to Film Bulletin, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and London Express.

Hanna also wrote novels and true crime non-fiction. He occasionally used the pseudonyms Gloria Laine and Antony James.^[6]

He died of cancer on June 21, 1993, at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, aged 75.

Partial bibliography

• Ava: A Portrait of a Star (1960)^{[7] [8]}
• Robert Redford: The Superstar Nobody Knows (1975)
• The World of Jacqueline Susann (1975)
• Come Up and See Me Sometime: An Uncensored Biography of Mae West (1976)
• Bogart: A Confidential Biography (1976)
• Elvis: Lonely Star at the Top (1977)
• The Life and Times of John Wayne (1979)
• James Dean: His Tragedy, His Life, His Films (1988)
• Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Remembered (1990)

External links

• Works by David Hanna at Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Hanna. Variety. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407101729/http://variety.com/1993/scene/people-news/david-hanna-108608/. April 7, 2018. July 12, 1993.
2. Book: International Motion Picture Almanac. 1947. Quigley Publications. en.
3. Web site: United States Social Security Death Index. 7 April 2018. FamilySearch.org.
4. Web site: Davies. Karin. Ava Gardner to be buried in North Carolina. UPI. en. January 26, 1990.
5. Strong. Lester. L.A. and "Lily Law": A Talk with David Hanna. Journal of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity. April 1999. 4. 2. 173–186. 10.1023/A:1023287916146. 141291386 .
6. Web site: Hanna, David (1917-). Trove. National Library of Australia. 7 April 2018. en.
7. Web site: Ava: Portrait of A Star by David Hanna. Kirkus Reviews. en-us. October 31, 1960.
8. News: The Book Report: Ava Cast in a Supporting Role. Kirsch. Robert R.. November 18, 1960. Los Angeles Times. III–5. Newspapers.com.