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Frank Davis(1897-1984)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Frank Davis was born on 24 October 1897 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Train (1964), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) and Are Husbands Necessary? (1942). He was married to Isabelle Emerson Fair and Tess Slesinger. He died on 19 December 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 24, 1897
DiedDecember 19, 1984(87)
BornOctober 24, 1897
DiedDecember 19, 1984(87)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield in The Train (1964)
The Train
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1964
Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Dorothy McGuire, and Lloyd Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1945
Ray Milland and Betty Field in Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
Are Husbands Necessary?
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1942
Ten Tall Men (1951)
Ten Tall Men
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1951

Credits

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Writer

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield in The Train (1964)
    The Train
    7.8
    • screen story
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
    Bus Stop
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1961
  • Jody McCrea and Joel McCrea in Wichita Town (1959)
    Wichita Town
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • John Drew Barrymore and Julie London in Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
    Night of the Quarter Moon
    5.9
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1957
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • from a screenplay by
    • 1957
  • Kirk Douglas in The Indian Fighter (1955)
    The Indian Fighter
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954
  • Doris Day, Robert Cummings, and Phil Silvers in Lucky Me (1954)
    Lucky Me
    6.0
    • contributor to screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Nancy Olson and Will Rogers Jr. in The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
    The Boy from Oklahoma
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Peggy Lee and Danny Thomas in The Jazz Singer (1952)
    The Jazz Singer
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Gary Cooper, David Brian, Frank Davis, André De Toth, Paul Kelly, Phyllis Thaxter, and Charles Marquis Warren in Springfield Rifle (1952)
    Springfield Rifle
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
    The Story of Will Rogers
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1952

Producer

  • James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    It's a Wonderful World
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Ann Morriss, Dennis O'Keefe, and Lewis Stone in The Chaser (1938)
    The Chaser
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Lord Jeff (1938)
    Lord Jeff
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, and Jackie Cooper in The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
    The Devil Is a Sissy
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy and Robert Montgomery in Petticoat Fever (1936)
    Petticoat Fever
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1936
  • La mujer X (1931)
    La mujer X
    • producer
    • 1931
  • José Crespo and Conchita Montenegro in En cada puerto un amor (1931)
    En cada puerto un amor
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1931
  • La fruta amarga (1931)
    La fruta amarga
    3.8
    • producer
    • 1931
  • El presidio (1930)
    El presidio
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Olimpia
    • producer
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 24, 1897
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • December 19, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Isabelle Emerson FairJanuary 17, 1947 - December 19, 1984 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Jane Tess Davis
  • Parents
      Isabel McBride Black

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Husband of the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger, who is now best remembered for her novel, a satire of 1930s leftist intellectuals,"The Unossessed.".

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