David Cort (July 5, 1904 – October 11, 1983) was a 20th-century American writer (journalist, columnist, editor, and prose writer), best known as foreign news editor at Life magazine.
[1][2] By the late 1920s, Cort had become a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine.
[1] In 1932, he joined Time magazine as assistant foreign news editor.
He is best known for his work there in selecting and captioning photographs shot during World War II.
[1] He also contributed to The Nation magazine and The New York Times Book Review.