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Gwen Leys Davenport (October 3, 1909 – March 23, 2002) was an American comic novelist. Gwen Leys was born on October 3, 1909 in Colón in the Panama Canal Zone , the daughter of Vice Admiral James Farquharson Leys, a surgeon with the United States Navy , and Gwen Wigley Leys.
Mar 26, 2002 · Gwen Davenport, 91, a novelist best known for “Belvedere,” a story about a curmudgeonly English housekeeper that was made into three movies and a sitcom, died of congestive heart failure Saturday...
Apr 15, 2002 · Gwen Leys Davenport, whose 1947 novel, ''Belvedere,'' was adapted into three movies and a television comedy series, died here on March 23. She was 92 and lived in Louisville.
Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985 to July 8, 1990. The series is based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty. [2] .
Gwen Davenport. 3.75. 12 ratings5 reviews. Vintage paperback reprint. "The novel that gave 'Belvedere' to the movies." Genres Humor. 212 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1947. Book details & editions. About the author. Gwen Davenport. 17 books3 followers. Friends & Following.
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Apr 11, 2016 · Kentucky-based author Gwen Davenport wrote Belvedere in 1947: The title character was a chuffed English writer who becomes a nurse and babysitter for an American family in order to gather...
Gwen Davenport has 16 books on Goodreads with 126 ratings. Gwen Davenport’s most popular book is Belvedere.
