Joe David Brown (12 May 1915 - 22 April 1976) was an American novelist and journalist from Birmingham, Alabama. He was a foreign correspondent with Time magazine from 1952-1958 in India, France and England. He continued working with Time into the 1960s.
His novels include Stars In My Crown; the World War II drama, Kings Go Forth, which explored themes of male friendship and interracial relationships; and the Great Depression-era con artist comedy, Addie Pray. All of these were adapted into motion pictures, Addie Pray as Paper Moon in both film and television. Brown served during World War II in the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team paratroopers and was recognized with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and the French Croix de Guerre with palm.
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)
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