A native of New York City, Henry D. Spalding began his career in journalism as a reporter for the New York Mirror and the Journal. While a member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., he was an accredited White House correspondent. In the 1950s Spalding moved to Los Angeles, where he was active as editor and publisher of Deejay, Disc, and Top Ten--all music magazines--as well as Talent News, a show-business trade journal. Mr. Spalding is also the author of Encyclopedia of Jewish Humor, Joys of Irish Humor, and Joys of Italian Humor & Folklore.