David Burnham (novelist)

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David Burnham (March 2, 1907 – 1974), was an American novelist.

Burnham was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[1]

He was the son of Claude George Burnham, an English immigrant who was executive for the Burlington Railroad, and Mary Burnham (née Gillis) from Minnesota.^[1] His elder brother was James Burnham (1905–1987), philosopher and political theorist.