Born in Cumberland Maryland, David A. Weiss graduated from Johns Hopkins University. He started out as a research chemist. After serving in the navy in WWll he moved to New York Ci...view moreBorn in Cumberland Maryland, David A. Weiss graduated from Johns Hopkins University. He started out as a research chemist. After serving in the navy in WWll he moved to New York City and began a successful literary career writing articles for magazines such as the Reader’s Digest and publicity features for Universal Pictures.
He wrote several books including The Great Fire of London and the Saga of the Tin Goose. In the late 1960’s he founded Packaged Facts Inc., still one of the nation’s leading market research companies. He resides in Brooklyn Heights with his two cats Beatriz and Tom Thumb.view less