L. J. Davis

Novelist

Birthday July 2, 1940

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Apr 5, 2011 (70)

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About

An American writer, he is particularly known for novels set in Brooklyn, New York. His best-known works include A Meaningful Life and Cowboys Don't Cry.

Before Fame

He published his first novel, Whence All But He Had Fled, in 1968 and subsequently worked as a journalist for Harper's Magazine.

Trivia

He published his final novel, Walking Small, in 1974.

Family Life

He grew up in New York City. His father, Maurice Davis, was killed in World War II.

Associated With

He and Dorothy Baker both received Guggenheim Fellowships.