David Victor was born on August 22, 1910 in Odessa, Russia. He emigrated to the United States with his widowed mother, Frieda Victor, in 1922, and settled in New York City, where he attended Morris High School and the Columbia University School of Journalism. On leaving school, he worked first as a staff reporter for the Jersey City, New Jersey, Journal, and then as editor of American Spectator magazine. During this time he also worked as a freelance writer for radio. Radio series for which he has written include Let George Do It, The Hedda Hopper Show, The Joan Davis Show, Molle Mystery Theatre, and Vick's Matinee Theatre.
Mr. Victor progressed into television writing and won two Writers Guild of America nominations for scripts for Gunsmoke (1956-1957) and Restless Gun (1958-1959). From 1960 to 1961, he served as associate producer and consultant on The Rebel. In 1961, Mr. Victor was named associate producer for Dr. Kildare and became full producer midway through the series. In 1965, he was named producer of Man From U.N.C.L.E., and vice president of Arena Productions.
David Victor is the author of, Father's Doing Nicely, which was published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1938. He is married and has two children. The family now resides in Los Angeles, California.
