David Martin AM (22 December 1915 – 1 July 1997), born Lajos or Ludwig Detsinyi, into a Jewish family in Hungary (then part of Austria-Hungary), was an Australian novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, editor, literary reviewer and lecturer.
He joined the Communist Party in 1951, was active until 1956 and remained a member until 1959, when he was asked to resign.
In addition, he contributed an enormous number of articles, short stories and reviews to a variety of newspapers and journals, including Overland, Meanjin, Southerly and Quadrant, covering a diverse range of topics.
[1] In 1988, Martin was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to Australian literature.
[1] One of his grandchildren, Toby Martin, is the guitarist and frontman of the rock band Youth Group.