Born: 02/27/1910   Chicago
Died: 09/28/1993
Parents: Joost, (owner of furniture warehouse) and Henrietta
Spouse: Katinka Loeser, a writer
Children: Jan, Peter, Jon, Emily (deceased), and Derek
Address(es):
Interred:
Willowbrook Cemetery
Westport , CT

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Peckham's Marbles	Fiction	Adult	New York : Putnam	1986
	Slouching Towards Kalamazoo	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1983
	Sauce for the goose	Fiction	Adult	Boston : Little, Brown	1981
	Consenting adults, or, The duchess will be furious	Fiction	Adult	New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books	1980 -1981
	The Glory of the Hummingbird	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1974
	Forever Panting	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1973
	Without a Stitch in Time : Selection of the Best Humorous Short Pieces	Fiction , Humor , Short Stories	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1972
	Into Your Tent I'll Creep	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1971
	Mrs. Wallop	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1970
	The Cat's Pajamas and Witch's Milk; two novels. - Novellas : Witch's Milk filmed by Universal as Pete 'n' Tillie, 1972	Fiction	Adult	Boston: Little, Brown	1968
	The Vale of Laughter	Fiction , Humor	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1967
	Let Me Count the Ways - Filmed by American Broadcasting Co. as How Do I Love Thee?, 1970	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1965
	Reuben, Reuben - Produced on Broadway at ANTA Theatre as Spofford, 1967 and filmed by Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1964
	The Blood of the Lamb - Based on the death of his 10 year old daughter	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1962
	Through the Fields of Clover	Fiction , Humor	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1961
	The Tents of Wickedness - Sequel to Comfort Me with Apples	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1959
	The Mackerel Plaza	Fiction , Humor , Short Stories	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1958
	Comfort Me with Apples	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1956
	The Tunnel of Love - Dramatization of the novel produced on Broadway by Theatre Guild and in London, 1957 and film by MGM, 1958	Drama , Humor	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1954
	No, But I Saw the Movie	Fiction , Short Stories	Adult	Boston, Little, Brown	1952
	Angels Can't Do Better	Fiction	Adult	New York : Coward-McCann, inc	1944
	The Handsome Heart	Fiction	Adult	New York : Coward-McCann, inc	1943
	But Who Wakes the Bugler?	Fiction	Adult	Boston, Houghton Mifflin company	1940

What is the aim or goal of your writing: Contemporary Authors says, "DeVries use of puns and one-liners, staples in his pantry of literary devices, often found favor with reviewers such as Meehan who described him as "America's master of comic wordplay." He is known for his extravagent word play and sparkling satire of suburban mores.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

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