Ivor Davis

Ivor Davis, a distinguished journalist and author, boasts a nearly 60-year career covering music, murder, politics, and Hollywood. Often likened to a “hybrid Forrest Gump and Zelig,” Davis has been an eyewitness to pivotal moments in U.S. history. From his early days as a foreign correspondent in London to a columnist for the New York Times Syndicate, his career reads like a gripping novel.

In 1962, Davis went undercover as a student at the University of Mississippi, witnessing the violent riots during James Meredith’s historic enrollment as the first Black student. In 1964, he was the only daily newspaper reporter embedded with The Beatles on their first U.S. tour, ghostwriting George Harrison’s column for The London Daily Express and later documenting the journey in his acclaimed book, The Beatles and Me on Tour (60th Anniversary Edition, 2024). In 1965, he joined The Beatles at their iconic meeting with Elvis Presley, fresh off covering the Watts riots.

Davis was in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in 1968 when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, a moment that marked his deep dive into political reporting. His investigative work on the Manson Family led to Five to Die, the first book on the Manson murders, and culminated in Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder (2023). In 2024, with his wife, Sally Ogle Davis, he published The Devil in My Friend, a chilling true-crime account of a Malibu murder.

Currently, Davis is working on a new book unveiling untold stories about the celebrities and politicians he’s encountered. As Breakfast with the Beatles host Chris Carter says, “Nobody tells a story better than Mr. Ivor Davis!”