David McCord Lippincott (17 June 1924 – January 1984) was an American

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lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

and novelist.

Education

David McCord Lippincott wrote

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and

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from an early age. The first evidence of that is a

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he wrote while attending the

Hotchkiss School The Hotchkiss School is a coeducational University-preparatory school#North America, preparatory school in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States. Hotchkiss is a member of the Eight Schools Association and Ten Schools Admissions Organization. It i ...

called "Little Boy Blue". He then went to

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, as did his father; was a member of Skull & Bones, as was his father William Jackson Lippincott. He graduated in 1949.

Work

After

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, Lippincott worked for

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as a

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, writing copy and creating

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s. His original

album musical An album musical is a type of recording that sounds like an original cast album but is created specifically for the recording medium and is complete entertainment product in itself, rather than just promoting or reflecting an existing or planned mu ...

, ''

The Body in the Seine ''The Body in the Seine'' is an original "album musical" created by songwriter David M. Lippincott and given a limited release in 1954. Because of its rarity, many collectors of original cast albums consider it "the holy grail" of recordings. ...

'' has become a collector's item. During this time, he also wrote books, several of which are still available. Some of the writings were turned into films.

Bibliography

* ''E Pluribus Bang!'' (1970) * ''The Voice of Armageddon'' (1974) * ''Tremor Violet'' (1975) * ''The Blood of October'' (1978) * ''Savage Ransom'' (1978) * ''Salt Mine'' (1979) * ''Dark Prism'' (1980). Published as ''Black Prism'' in the UK. * ''Unholy Mourning'' (1982) * ''The Nursery'' (1983) * ''The Home'' (1984)

References

External links

The Music of David Lippincott
1924 births American male composers 1984 deaths Hotchkiss School alumni Yale University alumni 20th-century American composers 20th-century American writers 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American male musicians {{US-composer-20thC-stub