Kellam de Forest was born on November 11, 1926 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Yancy Derringer (1958), The Stepfather (1987) and The Untouchables (1959). He was married to Margaret MacCormick. He died on January 19, 2021 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Graduate of Yale University, class of 1949; ran a historical research firm in Los Angeles until 1992; returning to his hometown of Santa Barbara, he was involved in historical preservation efforts.