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David Obst is an American literary agent and author. Obst was the agent of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. He also was involved in the productions of the films ''Revenge of the Nerds'',〔Kuczynski, Alex. "(Zelig's Back )." ''The New York Times''. October 25, 1998. Retrieved on August 9, 2014.〕 ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', and ''All the President's Men''.〔"(Event Information )" ((Archive )). Rancho La Puerta, Inc. Retrieved on August 10, 2014.〕 Alex Kyczynski of ''The New York Times'' stated, "Obst says he was born in 1946, but he also says his mother was pregnant with him a month after D-Day, so we can't be sure how accurate a historian he is to begin with."〔 Obst originated from Culver City, California.〔Stiehm, Jamie. "('Too Good to Be Forgotten': the '60s, with joy )." ''The Baltimore Sun''. December 13, 1998. Retrieved on August 9, 2014.〕 He attended the University of California, Berkeley.〔 Around 1969 Obst went to Taiwan to study the Chinese language and later moved to Washington, DC where he became Seymour Hersh's literary agent.〔Swift, Pamela. "(Young Literary Lion )." ''The Spokesman-Review''. September 28, 1974. p. 29/68. Retrieved from Google News on August 9, 2014.〕 Obst had associated with Abbie Hoffman.〔 In a review of Obst's book, ''Too Good to Be Forgotten'', Hersh stated that Obst was "in the middle of" important political movements in the 1960s and 1970s.〔"(Too Good To Be Forgotten: Changing America in the '60s and '70s )" (Google Books index page). Retrieved on August 10, 2014. ""Whether it be My Lai, Watergate, The Pentagon Papers, or any of the other tumultuous events of that era, Obst seems to be in the middle of it. To understand this period, Too Good To Be Forgotten is a must read." —Seymour M. Hersh"〕 In 1977 Obst had about 50 clients. On February 1 of that year he was shifting into being a publisher.〔"Big League for Superagent." ''New York''. New York Media, LLC, January 31, 1977. Vol. 10, No. 5. ISSN 0028-7369. p. (56 ). Available on Google Books.〕 Obst stated that he had less success as a publisher compared to being an agent. He published ''Roadfood''.〔Haller, Scot. "The Discreet Charm Of the Ego Logo." ''New York''. December 4, 1978. Volume 11, No. 49. p. (110 ). Retrieved from Google Books on August 10, 2014.〕 In 1998 Obst wrote that Deep Throat was a composite person.〔Barringer, Felicity. "(Media; An author questions the existence of Deep Throat, Watergate's man in the shadows. )" ''The New York Times''. September 21, 1998. Retrieved on August 9, 2014.〕 He married and later divorced Lynda Obst.〔Cohen, Jason. "Sleepless in Fredericksburg." ''Texas Monthly''. July 1997. p. (3 ). "David Obst, at a party given by journalist (and San Antonio native) Marie Brenner. David was a literary agent whose circle included the likes of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and Lynda was tantalized." Retrieved on August 9, 2014.〕 As of 1998 he lived in Santa Barbara, California.〔 ==Publications== * ''Too Good to Be Forgotten''〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Obst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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