DAVID DODGE

Born in Berkeley, California, David Dodge left high school early to work a series of different jobs before settling on accounting and becoming a CPA. Though he was married when WWII started, he joined the Naval Reserve and served with them for three years, reaching the rank of Lt. Commander. His interest in writing started with his work with local theater. A bet with his wife that he could write a mystery better than the ones they were reading at the time pushed him to produce a book that not only got published but also won him the $5 wager. His writing alternated between his series characters, of which Al Colby and 'Whit' Whitney were the best known, his travel adventures which humorously recounted trips with his family, and his standalone books. The most famous of the latter was To Catch A Thief which became the popular Cary Grant/Grace Kelly movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock.