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Valentine Davies

 
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  • Born: Aug 25, 1905
  • Occupation: Writer, Director
  • Active: '40s-'50s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family
  • Career Highlights: It Started with a Kiss, The Glenn Miller Story, Strategic Air Command
  • First Major Screen Credit: Syncopation (1942)

Biography

American screenwriter Valentine Davies wrote his first screenplay in 1941. Prior to that he had been a novelist and a playwright. His two most famous films are Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won an Oscar, and The Benny Goodman Story (1955) which he wrote and directed. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Valentine Davies
Born August 25, 1905(1905-08-25)
New York City
Died July 23, 1961 (aged 55)
Malibu, California

Valentine Davies (August 25, 1905 - July 23, 1961) was an American film and television writer, producer, and director. His credits included Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Chicken Every Sunday (1949), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), and The Benny Goodman Story (1955). He was nominated for the 1954 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Glenn Miller Story.

Davies was born in New York City, served in the Coast Guard, and graduated from the University of Michigan. He wrote a number of Broadway plays and was president of the Screen Writers Guild and general chairman of the Academy Awards program.

Davies' 1947 novel Miracle on 34th Street was adapted for the screen the same year, earning the author the Academy Award for Best Story.

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