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Owen Gould Davis (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America.
Feb 21, 2020 · Owen Davis was a Depression-era celebrity, praised by Will Rogers in his popular national column. Some of his celebrity rubbed off on his son. Owen Davis, Jr., followed his dad into show business, and had a bit of a career as a movie actor.
Owen Gould Davis Jr. (October 6, 1907 – May 21, 1949) was an American actor known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway debut in the play Carry On (1928), which his father, Owen Davis, had written.
U.S. playwright and screenwriter Owen Davis wrote nearly 200 plays, including the 1923 Pulitzer Prize-winning Icebound. He was highly successful at writing melodramas and comedies, and many of his plays were adapted for the movie screen.
Sep 26, 2014 · Owen Davis wrote “Icebound,” which won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for drama, about small-town Maine, where he had grown up. The title refers to human emotions more than to bitter Northeastern...
Sep 6, 2011 · Nashville singer-songwriter Owen Davis has died of cancer at age 64. He is perhaps best known for the song “The Other Side of Nashville.” It was the title tune of an acclaimed 1983 documentary film in which he appeared alongside such luminaries as Kris Kristofferson, Bobby Bare, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris and Hank Williams Jr.
The Theatre: Owen Davis. 3 minute read. TIME. August 27, 1923 12:00 AM GMT-4. He Has Been Rescued from the Ranks of Melodrama. This quiet New Englander of middle age, whom one sees at the...
