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Name
  
David Karp


Role
  
Novelist

Died
  
September 11, 1999, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

Education
  
City College of New York (1946–1948)

Books
  
One, One: A Novel, David Karp Solo Ettes

Awards
  
Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay

Shows
  
The Brotherhood of the Bell, The Defenders, Hawkins

Similar People
  
Paul Wendkos, Reginald Rose, Desi Arnaz

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David Karp (May 5, 1922 – September 11, 1999) was an American novelist and television writer. He also used the pseudonyms Wallace Ware and Adam Singer.

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Life and career

Born in Manhattan, Karp worked for his living from an early age. His employment included selling shirts from an outdoor stand, theatre-ushering, leading a recreation group, and dish-washing. In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Signal Corps in the Philippines and in Japan.

Karp left the Army in 1946 and continued his interrupted education, graduating from the City College of New York in 1948. He started his media career as a continuity writer for a New York radio station and published his first novel in 1952. When writing for television he often tackled controversial topics.

Karp was married to Lillian Klass Karp from 1944 until her death in 1987, after which he married Claire Leighton Karp. He had two sons, Ethan Ross Karp and Andrew Gabriel Karp, both of Los Angeles. He died of emphysema in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Novels

  • The Big Feeling (1952)
  • The Brotherhood of Velvet (1952)
  • One (1953) (a.k.a. Escape to Nowhere)
  • Hardman (1953)
  • Cry Flesh (1953) (a.k.a. The Girl on Crown Street)
  • Platoon (1953) (as Adam Singer)
  • The Day of the Monkey (1955)
  • All Honorable Men (1956)
  • Leave Me Alone (1957)
  • Enter Sleeping (1960) (a.k.a. Sleepwalkers)
  • The Last Believers (1964)
  • Biography

  • Vice President in Charge of Revolution (1960) (with Murray D. Lincoln)
  • Television work

  • The Untouchables (various episodes)
  • The Defenders (various episodes)
  • The Brotherhood of the Bell movie made for television
  • References

    David Karp (novelist) Wikipedia