Joe David Brown
Joe David Brown (May 12, 1915 – April 22, 1976) was an American
confidence games from his work as a reporter, his World War II experiences, and his residence on journalistic assignment in India. He is particularly remembered for the title character of his novel Addie Pray, the young "Mistress of the Con Game" during the Great Depression in the Deep South; an adaptation of the story later became the film Paper Moon
.
Biography
Brown was born in Birmingham, the son of William Samuel Brown, a
St. Louis, Missouri
.
In 1939, he began working for the with Palm.
His first marriage ended in 1943 while he was still in the service. In 1945, while recovering from combat injuries, he met and married his second wife, Frances O'Reilly, with whom he had one daughter, Gilbreth. Brown returned to the Daily News, then from 1949 to 1957 was a foreign correspondent for Time-Life.
Filmed novels
Three of Brown's better-known novels became the basis of movies. Stars in My Crown (1947) was based on his childhood experiences with his minister grandfather and was made into a
American South. Kings Go Forth (1956) draws upon Brown's military experiences (and also was made into a movie released in 1958), and Glimpse of a Stranger (1968) highlights the contrast between the cultures of India and the United States
.
Brown died on April 26, 1976, at his home in Georgia.
Works
Novels
- Stars In My Crown (1947)
- The Freeholder (1949)
- Kings Go Forth (1956)
- Glimpse of a Stranger (1968)
- Addie Pray (aka Paper Moon) (1971)
Short stories
- "Grandpa and the Miracle Grindstone" (1956; Curtis Publishing Company)
External links
- Joe David Brown at IMDb
- Joe David Brown Papers at Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library, Emory University
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