Fisher, David, 1946-

LC control no.	n 50005247
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PS3556.I8126
Personal name heading	Fisher, David, 1946- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Fisher, Dave, 1946- David, Jay, 1946- Fisher, David J., 1946-
See also	Alternate identity: Lilly, Ray, 1946- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	United States
Located	New York (N.Y.)
Birth date	1946-04-16
Field of activity	Fiction Biography Crime Sports Humor
Profession or occupation	Novelists Authors Biographers Ghostwriters
Special note	Formerly on undifferentiated name record: n 80131349
Found in	Jenkins, F. Inside pitching, 1972: t.p. (David Fisher) Bragonier, R. The mechanics of a magazine, c1984: t.p. (David J. Fisher) Sullivan, S. Why don't cats go bald? 2008: t.p. (David Fisher) back cover (began professional career as staff writer for comedienne Joan Rivers; has since written more than 50 books and resides in New York City) The writers directory 1994-96 (David Fisher; American; born 1946; on staff of Life magazine 1970-72; genres: novels/short stories, criminology, politics/government, sports/fitness, autobiography/memoirs, humor/satire) Contemporary Authors online ed., 25 Apr. 2014 (David Fisher; born 16 April 1946, in New York, NY; author of fiction and nonfiction; ghostwriter; staff writer/reporter for "Life" 1970-72; comedy writer for Joan Rivers and others; has had a long and prolific career as a free-lance writer about diverse topics: he has written or ghostwritten more than thirty books on baseball, politics, and true crime; frequently, he has collaborated with personalities from sports, show business, or organized crime to write insider accounts; although he has written numerous works by himself, including fiction and nonfiction, he has focused most of his career on collaborating with others; lists publications, incl. "Tranquility without pills", "The most wanted man in America", "What's what", "Chicken poop for the soul", etc.; also author of a novel under the pseudonym Ray Lilly [title not given] and ghostwriter of numerous works, including a biography of Malcolm X for children) E-mail from author, 28 Apr. 2014 ("the book I wrote under the name Ray Lilly was entitled The Touch Team; Jay David was a catchall name used by several people for books they did not want published under their own name, especially those created by a legendary book packager named Bill Adler; while I did use that name occasionally for a newspaper piece, I don't recall publishing any books under it") Further e-mail from author, 6 May 2014 (was ghostwriter (uncredited) of George Burns' "Gracie: a love story" [listed in his entry in Contemporary Authors] and of "Brotherhood" which was rewritten and expanded by Deepak Chopra) The executive order, 2021: ECIP t.p. (David Fisher)
Associated language	eng
Invalid LCCN	n 80131349 n 2014183980