Background
David Gilmer Yellin was born on April 3, 1916, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was a son of Simon Yellin and Freda (Amsterdam) Yellin.
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In 1937, David received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Pennsylvania State College (present-day the Pennsylvania State University).
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In 1963, Yellin attained a Master of Arts degree from Teachers College, Columbia University.
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David Gilmer Yellin was born on April 3, 1916, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was a son of Simon Yellin and Freda (Amsterdam) Yellin.
In 1937, David received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Pennsylvania State College (present-day the Pennsylvania State University). Later, in 1963, he attained a Master of Arts degree from Teachers College, Columbia University.
During the period from 1941 till 1945, David served in the United States Army. In 1964, David began working as a professor of broadcasting and communication at Memphis State University (present-day the University of Memphis), a post he held till 1981, when he was made a professor emeritus.
Also, between 1969 and 1987, Yellin served as a producer and moderator of "Face to Face" television program, working at WMC-TV in Memphis. In 1974, he was a director of the Multi-Media Strike Archival Project.
During the period from 1985 till 1990, David acted as a speech consultant for the National Cotton Council Annual Leadership Class. In 1990, he was appointed a production consultant for Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s television public service messages, a position he held until 1991.
Yellin's first book, "Special: Fred Freed and the Television Documentary", saw print in 1973. From that year on, he collaborated with others on the editing of several books, comparing and contrasting the various scripts of Horton Foote. The first one, which Yellin edited with Marie Connors in 1985, is entitled "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow", because it contains three versions of the same tale. First is acclaimed American author William Faulkner’s short story "Tomorrow". The other two versions are Foote’s adaptations of Faulkner’s story first for television, then film. "Horton Foote's Three Trips to Bountiful", which Yellin worked on with Barbara Moore, was published in 1992.
Also, David, together with his wife, Carol Lynn Yellin, co-authored "The Memphis Multi-Media Archival Project: The 1968 Sanitation Worker’s Strike: Final Report to the National Endowment for the Humanities" (1974). Moreover, Yellin wrote for theatre, radio, television and magazines, including Television Age, Harpers, Saturday Evening Post, TV Guide, Esquire, among others.
During his career, Yellin also served as a secretary of the Board of Directors of the Center for Southern Folklore.
(Edited by David Yellin and Marie Connors.)
1985(Teleplay, Stageplay and Screenplay. Edited by David Yelli...)
1992David was a member of the Authors Guild.
David married Carol Lynn Gilmer, an author and editor, on August 27, 1950. Their marriage produced four children — Charles Franklin, Thomas Gilmer, Douglas Simon and Emily Anne.