David Dalton (writer)
John David Dalton (January 15, 1942 – July 11, 2022) was a British-born American author and a founding editor of
Early life
John David Dalton was born to John Dalton and Kathleen Tremaine in London on January 15, 1942.[2] His father was a doctor and his mother was an actress.[2] He is the first cousin of actress Joanna Pettet. Dalton was raised in London and in British Columbia, as his father was Canadian.[2]
Career
In the early 1960s, Dalton moved to New York and began working with Warhol, helping to edit the artist's 1964 film Sleep.
Dalton would write twenty-four books, including biographies of Warhol, James Dean, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Sid Vicious, and the Rolling Stones. He was also the co-author of the autobiography of Steven Tyler, Does The Noise In My Head Bother You? (HarperCollins, 2011).[4]
Awards and honors
Dalton, along with David Felton, won the Columbia School of Journalism Award for their interview with Charles Manson. He also won the Ralph J. Gleason Best Rock Book of the Year award for his book Faithfull.[5]
Personal life
Dalton was married to the writer Coco Pekelis; they had a son and lived in Upstate New York. On July 11, 2022, Dalton died from cancer in Manhattan, at the age of 80.[2]
References
- ^ "David Dalton". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Google Books, Publication particulars of Get Back. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Rob Sheffield, Steven Tyler's Warp Speed Memoir. The New York Times, June 24, 2011. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Ward, Steven. "David Dalton Shoots His Mouth Off". Rock Critics. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.