Robert Hobart Davis (1869–1942) was a dramatist, journalist, and photographer from the U.S.[1] He edited Munsey's Magazine from 1904 until 1925 and was a columnist for the New York Sun from 1925 to 1942 [2] The New York Public Library has a collection of his papers. His photographs include portraits of prominent people.[2]
Davis was born in Nebraska to Sylvia Nichols and George Ransome Davis. He grew up in Carson City, Nevada and began his career in newspapers there as a compositor at the Carson City Daily Appeal. He also lived in San Francisco where he reported for the San Francisco Examiner and the Call and Chronicle before moving to New York City in 1895 and joining the New York World and New York Journal. He joined Frank A. Munsey Company papers in 1904.[2]
He was an influence on several authors who became famous[3] and corresponded with many prominent people.[2]
He was part of the Stevenson Society of America.[2]
He interviewed Mussolini in Rome in 1926.[4] He interviewed Angelo Capato.
- ^ "Davis, Robert H. (Robert Hobart), 1869-1942 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
- ^ a b c d e "archives.nypl.org -- Robert H. Davis papers". archives.nypl.org.
- ^ "The Press: Recalling Bob Davis". Time. June 16, 1930 – via content.time.com.
- ^ "Robert H. Davis". September 23, 2015.