Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 – April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the

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, the

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, and

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. His writing greatly assisted the political career of

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. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.

Biography

Davis was born on April 18, 1864, in

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.''Encyclopedia of World Biography'', 2nd ed. (1998) His mother

Rebecca Harding Davis Rebecca Blaine Harding Davis (June 24, 1831 – September 29, 1910) was an American author and journalist. She was a pioneer of literary realism in American literature. She graduated valedictorian from Washington Female Seminary in Pennsylvania. ...

was a prominent writer. His father, Lemuel Clarke Davis, was himself a journalist and edited the '' Philadelphia Public Ledger''. As a young man, Davis attended the

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. In 1882, after an unhappy year at

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, Davis transferred to

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, where his uncle, H. Wilson Harding, was a professor. While at Lehigh, Davis published his first book, ''The Adventures of My Freshman'' (1884), a collection of short stories. Some of the stories had originally appeared in the student magazine the ''Lehigh Burr''. In 1885, Davis transferred to

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. After college, his father helped him gain his first position as a journalist at the '' Philadelphia Record'', but he was soon dismissed. After another brief position at the '' Philadelphia Press'', Davis accepted a better-paying position at the '' New York Evening Sun'' where he gained attention for his flamboyant style and his writing on controversial subjects such as

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and execution. He first attracted attention in May to June 1889, by reporting on the devastation of

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, following the destructive flood. He added to his reputation by reporting on other noteworthy events such as the first electrocution of a criminal (the execution of

William Kemmler William Francis Kemmler (May 9, 1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American murderer who was the first person executed by electric chair. He was convicted of murdering Matilda "Tillie" Ziegler, his common-law wife, a year earlier.Ruddick, N. (199 ...

in 1890). Davis became a managing editor of ''

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'', and was one of the world's leading

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s at the time of the

in South Africa. As an American, he had the opportunity to see the war first-hand from both the British and

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perspectives. Davis also worked as a reporter for the ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He was popular among a number of leading writers of his time, and is considered the model for illustrator

Charles Dana Gibson Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867 – December 23, 1944) was an American illustrator who created the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century. He published his ...

's dashing "Gibson man", the male equivalent of his famous

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. He is mentioned early in

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' book '' Dodsworth'' as the example of an exciting, adventure-seeking legitimate hero. Davis had success with his 1897 novel '' Soldiers of Fortune'', which he turned into a play written by Augustus Thomas. His novel was filmed twice, in 1914 and in

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. The 1914 version starring Dustin Farnum was shot in the Cuban locations that Davis used in his novel, and Davis was present during the filming. During the

, Davis was on a

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warship when he witnessed the shelling of

Matanzas, Cuba Matanzas (Cuban ; ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas Province, Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-American religions, Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Mat ...

, a part of the

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. His story made headlines, but as a result, the Navy prohibited reporters from being aboard any American naval vessel for the rest of the war. Theodore Roosevelt with Richard Harding Davis

Theodore Roosevelt with Richard Harding Davis

Davis was a good friend of

, and he helped create the legend surrounding the

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, of which he was made an honorary member. Some have even gone so far to accuse Davis of involvement in

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's alleged plot to have started the war between Spain and the United States in order to boost newspaper sales; however, Davis refused to work for Hearst after a dispute over fictionalizing one of his articles. Bessie and Hope Davis

Despite his alleged association with

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, his writings of life and travel in Central America, Venezuela, the

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and South Africa during the

were widely published. He was one of a number of war correspondents who covered the

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from the perspective of the Japanese forces. Davis later reported on the Salonika front of the First World War, where he was arrested by the Germans as a spy, but released.

Personal life

Davis was married twice, first to Cecil Clark, an artist, in 1899, and, following their 1912 divorce, to Bessie McCoy, an actress and

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performer, who is remembered for her signature " Yama Yama Man" routine. Davis and Bessie had a daughter, Hope. Davis died of a

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on April 11, 1916, while on the telephone. It was seven days before his 52nd birthday. He was interred at Leverington Cemetery in Philadelphia. His friend and fellow author John Fox, Jr. was surprised by his sudden death, writing, "He was so intensely alive that I cannot think of him as dead—and I do not. He is just away on another of those trips and it really seems queer that I shall not hear him tell about it." His wife Bessie would also die young, at age 42 in 1931 from intestinal problems.

Legacy

A plaque denoting his boyhood home can be seen at 21st and Chancellor Streets in

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. Davis's ''Gallegher and Other Stories'' became the series ''Gallegher'', starring Roger Mobley,

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, and

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on ''

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'' on

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Partial list of works

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*''Stories for Boys'' (1891) *''Cinderella and Other Stories'' (1891) *'' Gallegher, and Other Stories'' (1891) *''The West from a Car Window'' (1892) *''Van Bibber and Others'' (1892)
''The Rulers of the Mediterranean'' (1893)
*''The Exiles, and Other Stories'' (1894) *''Our English Cousins'' (1894) *''About Paris'' (1895) *'' The Princess Aline'' (1895) *''Three Gringos in Central America and Venezuela'' (1896) *'' Soldiers of Fortune'' (1897) *''Cuba in War Time'' (1897) *''Dr. Jameson's Raiders vs. the Johannesburg Reformers'' (1897) *''A Year From a Reporter's Note-Book'' (1898) *''The King's Jackal'' (1898) *''The Cuban & Porto Rican Campaigns'' (1899) *''The Lion and the Unicorn'' (1899) *''With Both Armies'' (1900), on the

*''In the Fog'' (1901) *''Ranson's Folly'' (1902) *''Captain Macklin: His Memoirs'' (1902) *''The Bar Sinister'' (1903) *''The Dictator'' (1904) *''Real Soldiers of Fortune'' (1906) – an early biography of

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(1874–1965), Major

Frederick Russell Burnham Major (rank), Major Frederick Russell Burnham Distinguished Service Order, DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer. He is known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to t ...

, D.S.O., (1861–1947), Chief of Scouts, General Henry Douglas McIver (1841–1907), James Harden-Hickey (1854–1898), Captain Philo McGiffen (1860–1897), William Walker (1824–1860) *''The Congo and coasts of Africa'' (1907) *''The Scarlet Car'' (1906) *''Vera, the Medium'' (1908) *''The White Mice'' (1909) *''Once Upon A Time '' (1910) *''Notes of a War Correspondent'' (1910) *''The Nature Faker'' (1910) *''The Red Cross Girl'' (1912) *''The Lost Road and Other Stories'' (1913) *''Peace Manoeuvres; a Play in One Act'' (1914) *''The Boy Scout'' (1914) *''With the Allies'' (1914) * ''With the French in France and Salonika'' (1916) *'' The Man Who Could Not Lose'' (1916) *''The Deserter'' (1917)

Filmography

*', directed by Edwin S. Porter (1910, short film, based on the novel ''Ranson's Folly'') *', directed by Ashley Miller (1910, short film, based on the short story ''Her First Appearance'') *', directed by Ashley Miller (1910, short film, based on the novel ''Gallegher'') *''The Winning of Miss Langdon'', directed by Edwin S. Porter (1910, short film, based on the short story ''A Peace Manoeuvres'') *''The Romance of Hefty Burke'' (1910, short film, based on the short story ''The Romance in the Life of Hefty Burke'') *' (1911, short film, based on the short story ''Miss Civilization'') *' (1911, short film, based on the short story ''My Disreputable Friend Mr. Raegen'') *''How the Hungry Man Was Fed'' (1911, short film, based on the short story ''The Hungry Man Was Fed'') *', directed by Ashley Miller (1911, short film, based on the short story ''Van Bibber's Burglar'') *' (1911, short film, based on the short story ''A Derelict'') *', directed by Ashley Miller (1911, short film, based on the novel ''In the Fog'') *' (1912, short film, based on the novel ''Eleanor Cuyler'') *', directed by William F. Haddock (1914, based on the novel ''Soldiers of Fortune'') *''The Man Who Could Not Lose'', directed by

Carlyle Blackwell Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor, film director, director and film producer, producer. Early years Blackwell was born in Troy, Pennsylvania. He studied at Cornell University before J. Stewa ...

(1914, based on the novel ''The Man Who Could Not Lose'') *''The Last Chapter'', directed by

William Desmond Taylor William Desmond Taylor (born William Cunningham Deane-Tanner; 26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Anglo-Irish-American film director and actor. A popular figure in the growing Cinema of the United States, Hollywood motion picture colony o ...

(1914, based on the short story ''An Unfinished Story'') *'' The Lost House'', directed by

Christy Cabanne William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor. Biography Born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) was educated at the Culver Military ...

(1915, short film, based on the short story ''The Lost House'') *'' Captain Macklin'', directed by John B. O'Brien (1915, based on the novel ''Captain Macklin: His Memoirs'') *'' The Dictator'', directed by Oscar Eagle (1915, based on the play ''The Dictator'') *', directed by (1915, based on the play ''The Galloper'') *'' Ranson's Folly'', directed by Richard Ridgely (1915, based on the novel ''Ranson's Folly'') *', directed by Sidney Drew (1915, based on the novel ''Playing Dead'') *', directed by

Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ...

(1916, short film, based on the novel ''The Buried Treasure of Cobre'') *''

Somewhere in France ''Somewhere in France'' is a 1916 silent film, silent era war film, war espionage drama film, drama film, motion picture starring Louise Glaum and Howard C. Hickman. film director, Directed by Charles Giblyn and film producer, produced by Thoma ...

'', directed by

Charles Giblyn Charles Giblyn (September 6, 1871 – March 14, 1934) was an American film director and actor of the silent film, silent era. He directed nearly 100 films between 1912 and 1927. He also appeared in 23 films between 1914 and 1934. He was one ...

(1916, based on the novel ''Somewhere in France'') *'' Vera, the Medium'', directed by

Broncho Billy Anderson Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson (born Maxwell Henry Aronson; March 21, 1880 – January 20, 1971) was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star ...

(1917, based on the novel ''Vera, the Medium'') *''The Boy Who Cried Wolf'', directed by

Edward H. Griffith Edward H. Griffith (August 23, 1888 – March 3, 1975) (also known as E H Griffith, Lieut. Edward H. Griffith, Edward Griffith, and E. H. Griffith) was an American film director, motion picture director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography ...

(1917, based on the short story ''The Boy Who Cried Wolf'') *''

Billy and the Big Stick ''Billy and the Big Stick'' is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith Edward H. Griffith (August 23, 1888 – March 3, 1975) (also known as E H Griffith, Lieut. Edward H. Griffith, Edward Griffith, and E. ...

'', directed by

(1917, based on the short story ''Billy and the Big Stick'') *''Gallegher'', directed by Ben Turbett (1917, short film, based on the novel ''Gallegher'') *'' The Scarlet Car'', directed by

Joseph De Grasse Joseph Louis De Grasse (May 4, 1873 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadians, Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse. Biography Joseph De Grasse had studied and was a first-class grad ...

(1917, based on the novel ''The Scarlet Car'') *'' The Trap'', directed by

Frank Reicher Frank Reicher (born Franz Reichert; December 2, 1875 – January 19, 1965) was a German-born American actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Captain Englehorn in the 1933 film ''King Kong''. Early life Reicher was born in M ...

(1919, based on the play ''The Trap'') *'' Soldiers of Fortune'', directed by

(1919, based on the novel ''Soldiers of Fortune'') *''The Men of Zanzibar'', directed by Rowland V. Lee (1922, based on the short story ''The Men of Zanzibar'') *''Restless Souls'', directed by Robert Ensminger (1922, based on the novel ''Playing Dead'') *'' The Dictator'', directed by

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(1922, based on the play ''The Dictator'') *'' The Scarlet Car'', directed by

Stuart Paton Stuart Paton (23 July 1883 – 16 December 1944) was a British film director, director, screenwriter and actor of the silent film, silent era. Paton mostly worked with Universal Pictures, Universal, and is accredited with directing 67 films ...

(1923, based on the novel ''The Scarlet Car'') *'' The Exiles'', directed by Edmund Mortimer (1923, based on the novel ''The Exiles'') *'' Stephen Steps Out'', directed by

Joseph Henabery Joseph Henabery (January 15, 1888 – February 18, 1976) was an American film actor, screenplay writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 silent historical epic ''The Birt ...

(1923, based on the novel ''The Grand Cross of the Crescent'') *'' Cupid's Fireman'', directed by William A. Wellman (1923, based on the short story ''Andy M'Gee's Chorus Girl'') *24 short films starring Earle Foxe (1924–1927, based on the "Van Bibber" short stories) *'' Honor Among Men'', directed by

Denison Clift Denison Clift (1885–1961) was an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter and film director. He directed in both America and Great Britain, mainly during the Silent era, Silent Era. Biography Clift was educated at Stanford University. He be ...

(1924, based on the novel ''The King's Jackal'') *''

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'', directed by

(1926, based on the novel ''The White Mice'') *'' Ranson's Folly'', directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great dire ...

(1926, based on the novel ''Ranson's Folly'') *'' Almost Human'', directed by

Frank Urson Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film Film director, director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser C ...

(1927, based on the novel ''The Bar Sinister'') *'' Let 'Er Go Gallegher'', directed by

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Early life Elmer Clifton Forsyth was born in Toronto, Canada, to Cecil Carl Forsyth and Margaret Nicoll ...

(1928, based on the novel ''Gallegher'') *''

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'', directed by

(1928, based on the short story ''Driftwood'') *''

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'', directed by

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(1929, based on the novel ''The Exiles'') *'' It's a Dog's Life'', directed by (1955, based on the novel ''The Bar Sinister'') *' (1965–1967,

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TV series, 10 episodes, based on the novel ''Gallegher'')

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