David Dilley Bannon (born David Wayne Dilley; April 22, 1963) is an American author and translator,[1] best known for the books Elements of Subtitles[2] and Wounded in Spirit.[3] He translates from Korean-to-English and German-to-English, notably the works of Friedrich Rückert.[4] Bannon was born in Washington State in the United States. The son of photographer Dennis Dilley, he left home at age 19, spending many years in Asia. He taught college for two decades and was curator of Asian art for the Florence Museum of Art and History in South Carolina, USA. Bannon has appeared on The Discovery Channel (1997), Ancient Mysteries (1997), In Search of History (1999), On the Inside (2001), TechTV (2003) and History's Mysteries (2006). He has been interviewed by NPR, Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.[5] He has translated subtitles for 44 South Korean television shows, including East of Eden (2008), The Great Queen Seondeok (2009), Dong Yi (2010), The Greatest Love (2011), Soldier (2012), Lights and Shadows (2011), Nine-tailed Fox (2013) and Mystery Television (2019).[6] In 2006, Bannon was convicted on charges of criminal impersonation. He was sentenced to five years, serving three prior to his release. Married twice, he lost his only child, Jessica Autumn Bannon, to a fentanyl-laced heroin overdose in 2015. Bannon publishes on grief, art, history, culture, and translation, as well as delivering lectures at libraries, museums and conferences.

David Dilley Bannon
David Bannon speaking at The University of Colorado Boulder
Born
David Wayne Dilley

(1963-04-22) April 22, 1963 (age 61)
Occupation(s)Author, translator
Children1


Career

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Bannon writes and speaks[7] on art,[8] history,[9] culture,[10] computer technology,[11] business[12] and translation.[13][14][15][16][17] He has appeared on A&E,[18] The Discovery Channel[19] and The History Channel[20] and in The Wall Street Journal.[21]

Bannon held a two-year appointment as curator of Asian art (1992-1994)[22] for the Florence Museum of Art and History in South Carolina, now known as the Florence County Museum.[23]

Bannon translated Korean-to-English subtitles for YA Entertainment and the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.[24] His original Korean-language poems[25] and translations of Korean poetry and spirituality texts have appeared in consumer magazines,[26] trade publications[27][28] and academic journals.[29] He has published two collections of the writings of Korean Zen master Bopjong.[30][31]


Personal life

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Jessica Autumn Bannon Memorial Film Collection in Chester, South Carolina (2017).

Bannon was born in Tacoma, Washington, and grew up in Spokane Valley, Washington. Married twice, he had one child, Jessica Autumn Bannon. She died in 2015 of a fentanyl-laced heroin overdose.[32][33][34] After his daughter's death, Bannon and his wife established The Jessica Autumn Bannon Memorial Film Collection on September 26, 2015, with 1,500 film and television titles. In 2017 the collection consisted of 2,000 titles. The bulk of the collection is housed in the Chester County Library in Chester, South Carolina.[35]

Bannon was arrested in Boulder, Colorado, on January 27, 2006, on the charges of criminal impersonation, computer crime, and attempted theft. The charges leveled against him asserted that he created a fraudulent personal history. On April 24, 2006, Bannon pleaded guilty to the charge of criminal impersonation before a Colorado judge.[36] His guilty plea was made in exchange for prosecutors dropping the additional charges of computer crime and attempted theft. Bannon was sentenced to five years, serving three prior to his release in June, 2009.

His daughter, Jessica Autumn Bannon, died on January 16, 2015.

Filmography

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Television series

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Year[37] Title Writer: Subtitle Translator Notes Network
2002 Sunlight Upon Me Yes 16 episodes MBC TV
2006 Love Truly Yes 34 episodes MBC TV
2007 Time Between Dog and Wolf Yes 16 episodes MBC TV
2008-2009 East of Eden Yes 24 episodes MBC TV
2009 Queen of Housewives Yes 20 episodes MBC TV
2009 Queen Seondeok Yes 62 episodes MBC TV
2010 Personal Taste Yes 16 episodes MBC TV
2010 Playful Kiss Yes 16 episodes MBC TV
2010 Dong Yi Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2010 Home Sweet Home Yes 16 episodes MBC TV
2010-2011 Queen of Reversals Yes 31 episodes MBC TV
2011 You're So Pretty Yes 1 episode MBC TV
2011 Royal Family Yes 18 episodes MBC TV
2011 The Duo Yes 32 episodes MBC TV
2011 The Greatest Love Yes 16 episodes MBC TV
2011 Heartstrings Yes 3 episodes MBC TV
2011 Miss Ripley Yes 16 episodes MBC TV
2011 Can't Lose Yes 18 episodes MBC TV
2011 Me Too, Flower! Yes 15 episodes MBC TV
2011 Gyebaek Yes 36 episodes MBC TV
2011-2012 Lights and Shadows Yes 64 episodes MBC TV
2012 Golden Time Yes 10 episodes MBC TV
2012 God of War Yes 56 episodes MBC TV
2012-2013 Rascal Sons Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2012-2013 The King's Doctor Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Yes 135 episodes MBC TV
2013 Goddess of Fire Yes 32 episodes MBC TV
2013-2014 The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang Yes 108 episodes MBC TV
2013-2014 Empress Ki Yes 51 episodes MBC TV
2014 Triangle Yes 26 episodes MBC TV
2014 Mother's Garden Yes 126 episodes MBC TV
2014 Diary of a Night Watchman Yes 24 episodes MBC TV
2014-2015 Pride and Prejudice Yes 21 episodes MBC TV
2014-2015 Apgujeong Midnight Sun Yes 67 episodes MBC TV
2015 Splendid Politics Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2015-2016 Glamorous Temptation Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2016 W Yes 2 episodes MBC TV
2016 Monster Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2016 Flowers of the Prison Yes 51 episodes MBC TV
2016-2017 Father, I'll Take Care of You Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2017 Bad Thief, Good Thief Yes 50 episodes MBC TV
2013-2019 Mystery Television Yes 37 episodes MBC TV

Appearance credits

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Date[38] Title Episode Network Notes
May 22, 1997 Ancient Mysteries "Samurai" A&E Season 4, Episode 19
December 17, 1997 "The Secrets of the Warrior's Power" Discovery Channel Documentary film
1999 In Search of History "Samurai Warrior" History Channel Season 2, Episode 5
January 5, 2001 On the Inside "Secrets of the Warrior's Power" Discovery Channel Season 3
June 30, 2003 Unscrewed with Martin Sargent TechTV Season 1, Episode 20
2006 History's Mysteries "Samurai Warrior" History Channel Season 15, Episode 7

Bibliography

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  • Introduction to Windows 95/98 (Prentice Hall, 2000)
  • Internet & World Wide Web: How To Program Second Edition (contributing editor; Prentice Hall; 2000), ISBN 0130308978
  • e-Business & e-Commerce: How To Program (contributing editor; Prentice Hall; 2001)
  • Race Against Evil: The Secret Missions of the Interpol Agent Who Tracked the World's Most Sinister Criminals A Real-life Drama (New Horizon Press; 2006), ISBN 0882822314
  • Korean-English/English-Korean Standard Dictionary (Hippocrene Standard Dictionary) (Hippocrene Books, 2009), editor; ISBN 9780781812344[39]
  • The Elements of Subtitles: A Practical Guide to the Art of Dialogue, Character, Context, Tone and Style in Subtitling (2010), Third edition, 2013; ISBN 9781300667155[40]
  • Meditations of a Zen Master (editor and translator; Bilingual Library, 2012), ISBN 1300327405[41]
  • Meditations of a Korean Monk (editor and translator; Bilingual Library, 2012), ISBN 1105519201[42]
  • Between Fighting Men: Nostalgia and B-Westerns (2013), published in conjunction with the Chester Library film, exhibit and lecture series[43] ISBN 9781300897736
  • Darker Than Anywhere: Korean War Reminiscences, (editor; Bilingual Library, 2015); ISBN 9781329686809[44]
  • Wounded in Spirit: Advent Art and Meditations, foreword by Philip Yancey (Paraclete Press, 2018); ISBN 9781640601451[45]
  • Songs on the Death of Children: Selected Poems from Kindertotenlieder, foreword by Cornelia Kallisch (McFarland & Company, 2022); ISBN 9781476690421[46]

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  2. ^ David Bannon. "The Elements of Subtitles: A Practical Guide to the Art of Dialogue, Character, Context, Tone and Style in Subtitling, Third edition (2013)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wounded in Spirit". Paraclete Press.
  4. ^ Bannon, David (December 2, 2018). "For Advent I" – via www.paracletepress.com.
  5. ^ "David Bannon" – via www.imdb.com.
  6. ^ "David Bannon" – via www.imdb.com.
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  8. ^ “Poetry of the Grave: Japanese Warrior Art & Culture,” Florence Museum, 3 Nov 1994; see “Japanese Samurai Warriors,” Florence Museum Express, Vol. 4, No. 4 (1994): 1.
  9. ^ "Chester Library Hosts B Westerns Lecture and Events," South Carolina State Library; “Redefining Traditional Feudal Ethics in Japan during the Meiji Restoration,” Asian Pacific Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1 (1994): 27-35; “Chinese Medicine: From Temples to Taoism,” T’ai Chi, Vol. 20, No. 3 (1996): 28-33; “Balancing the Yang and Yin: Development and Contributions of Chinese Medicine,” Asian Pacific Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 2 (1994): 22-37; “Dracula’s Art of War: A Martial Portrait of Vlad III Tepes, 15th Century,” Kungfu, (November, 2000): 18-19, 58-59.
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  20. ^ "Samurai Warrior," History's Mysteries, 2006, IMDb
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  22. ^ “Uncovered Treasures: Florence Museum’s Asian Art Collection,” Pee Dee Magazine, Vol VII, No 5 (1994): 38-40.
  23. ^ "Florence County Museum". Flocomuseum.org. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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  25. ^ “Nostalgia for Korea: A Sijo Journey.” Asian Pacific Quarterly, Vol 25, No 1 (1993): 73-76.
  26. ^ “Training with the Sages,” Mudo Dojang, Fall 1994: 26-29; “Who Were the Hwarang?,” Mudo Dojang, April 1996: 59-63; “Philosophy of Korean Masters,” World of Martial Arts, June 1998: 54-57; “Yi Sunshin’s War Diary,” Mudo Dojang, Spring 1994: 54-59; 70-72.
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