• Born: 1918
• Birthplace: Houston, TX
• Died: 1998

Allen Drury was a news correspondent for the New York Times who used his insider knowledge of Washington, DC, and its workings into the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Advise and Consent (1959). The title of the book was taken from a sentence in the US Constitution that states, "The Senate shall advise and consent to the president's nominations to the Cabinet." It was later made into a film starring Henry Fonda and Charles Laughton, and directed by Otto Preminger.

A native of Texas, Drury grew up in California, and got his journalism degree from Stanford University. He worked for several different newspapers and wrote more than 20 other books, both fiction and non-fiction.

Most Famous Works

• Advise and Consent (1959)
• A Shade of Difference (1962)
• Capable of Honor (1966)
• Preserve and Protect (1968)
• The Throne of Saturn: A Novel of Space and Politics (1970)
• Come Nineveh, Come Tyre: The Presidency of Edward M. Jason (1973)
• The Promise of Joy (1975)
• Mark Coffin, USS: A Novel of Capitol Hill (1979)
• The Hill of Summer (1981)
• Roads of Earth (1984)
• Pentagon (1986)
• The Destiny Makers (1988)
• Toward What Bright Glory (1990)
• A Thing of State (1995)
• Public Men (1998)