David Dodge

Born in Berkeley and raised in Southern California after his father's death, David Francis Dodge left high school early and pursued a varied early career that included stints as a bank messenger, marine fireman, stevedore, night watchman, and eventually a certified public accountant in 1937. His literary break came through amateur theater, winning a play contest in 1936, but a wager with his wife… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources