David Karp (May 5, 1922 – September 11, 1999) was an American novelist and television writer.
His employment included selling shirts from an outdoor stand, theatre-ushering, leading a recreation group, and dish-washing.
In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Signal Corps in the Philippines and in Japan.
Karp left the Army in 1946 and continued his interrupted education, graduating from the City College of New York in 1948.
[3] He started his media career as a continuity writer for a New York radio station and published his first novel in 1952.