Background
Davis, Burke was born on July 24, 1913 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Burke and Harriet (Jackson) Davis.
Davis, Burke was born on July 24, 1913 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Burke and Harriet (Jackson) Davis.
Student, Duke University, Guilford College. Bachelor in Journalism, University North Carolina, 1937.
Juror for biography category Pulitzer Prizes, 1983, 88.
Married Juliet Halliburton Burnett, 1982. Children by previous marriage: Angela M., Burke III.