"1886Z"^^ . "1957Z"^^ . "Morton, David"@en . "David H. Morton (February 21, 1886 \u2013 June 13, 1957) was an American poet.Born in Elkton, Kentucky, he graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1909. Morton played on the varsity football team. After a decade of newspaper work, starting at the Louisville Courier-Journal, he became a teacher in the high school at Morristown, New Jersey. Beginning in 1924, he taught at Amherst College.His work appeared in Harper's Magazine. He is noted for having written a fan letter to Dashiell Hammett."@en . "American writer" . "1886-02-21Z"^^ . "1957-06-13Z"^^ .