name: Richard Harding Davis
birth_date: 1864-04-18 00:00:00
death_date: 1916-04-11 00:00:00
avg_rating: 3.59
ratings_count: 1882
about: Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916) was a journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt and he also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.