# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-f-dodge
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:55:43.007Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-f-dodge"
name: "David F. Dodge"
slug: "david-f-dodge"
description: "David Francis Dodge was an American author of mystery/thriller novels and humorous travel books. His first book was published in 1941. His fiction is characterized by tight plotting, brisk dialogue, memorable and well-defined characters, and often exotic locations. His travel writing documented the adventures and misadventures of the Dodge family as they roamed around the world. Practical advice and information for the traveler on a budget are sprinkled liberally throughout the books."
tagline: "American crime fiction writer (1910–1974)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David_Dodge_in_1957.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1910-08-18"
deathDate: "1974-08-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.47
  momentum:             15
  historical:           7.213356
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230196/"
    handle:    "nm0230196"
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dodge"
    title: "David Dodge"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%BA"
    title: "ديفيد دودغ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dodge"
    title: "David Dodge"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dodge_(novelist)"
    title: "David Dodge (novelist)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dodge_(%C3%A9crivain)"
    title: "David Dodge (écrivain)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dodge_(ekriven)"
    title: "David Dodge (ekriven)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8"
    title: "デイヴィッド・ドッジ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174238"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5180"
    title: "David Dodge"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump