David Lardner

David Lardner
BornDavid Ellis Lardner
(1919-03-11)March 11, 1919
Niles, Michigan, United States
DiedOctober 19, 1944(1944-10-19) (aged 25)
Aachen, Germany
Resting placeHenri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
- Belgium
OccupationEditor, movie critic,
war correspondent
Spouse
  • (m. 1941; div. 1944)
Children2
ParentsRing Lardner, Ellis Abbott
RelativesJames, John, Ring Jr. (brothers)

David Ellis Lardner (March 11, 1919 – October 19, 1944) was an editor, a movie critic, and later a war correspondent for The New Yorker magazine. He was the fourth son of humorist Ring Lardner. He was killed when a land mine exploded under the jeep he was riding in while covering the European Theatre of World War II. He had been in Europe for four months.