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Gwen Davis(1934-2023)

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Gwen Davis is an American novelist, playwright, songwriter, journalist and poet. Davis has written eighteen novels, including the sexy bestseller "The Pretenders." She has also written travel for the Wall Street Journal Europe, for online publications such as the Huffington Post, and maintains a popular personal blog, "Report from the Front."

Davis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her parents separated when she was five, which started a lifetime of gypsying. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, got a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from Stanford, and has lived in Spain, Paris, Rome, London, Venice, New York and Hollywood, which fancies itself more exotic than all those other locales put together. She has just returned from living in Bali, Indonesia where she wrote arguably her best book, the title of which is too good to mention, as somebody might steal it. She authored a famous movie, "What a Way to Go," had a play on Broadway, "The Best Laid Plans," and a musical comedy, "Sylvia, Who?" that she hopes to live long enough to see produced.

She is now living between New York, and Beverly Hills, (why not?) revving up for the best to come.
BornMay 11, 1934
DiedApril 4, 2023(88)
BornMay 11, 1934
DiedApril 4, 2023(88)
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Known for

Ralph Meeker and Janice Rule in A Woman's Devotion (1956)
A Woman's Devotion
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1956
Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Dick Van Dyke, and Robert Cummings in What a Way to Go! (1964)
What a Way to Go!
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1964
Keep It Clean (1956)
Keep It Clean
3.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1956
Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bisset in Rich and Famous (1981)
Rich and Famous
5.8
  • Literary Party Guest
  • 1981

Credits

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Writer



  • Desperate Intruder (1983)
    Desperate Intruder
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1983
  • David Niven, Art Carney, and Catherine Hicks in Better Late Than Never (1983)
    Better Late Than Never
    5.5
    • story
    • 1983
  • Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Dick Van Dyke, and Robert Cummings in What a Way to Go! (1964)
    What a Way to Go!
    6.9
    • story
    • 1964
  • Connie Francis in The Connie Francis Show (1961)
    The Connie Francis Show
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • The Vise (1954)
    The Vise
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959

Actress



  • Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bisset in Rich and Famous (1981)
    Rich and Famous
    5.8
    • Literary Party Guest
    • 1981

Soundtrack



  • Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
    Tab Hunter Confidential
    7.5
    • writer: "Don't Let It Get Around"
    • 2015
  • James Best, Douglas Kennedy, Keith Larsen, and George Montgomery in Last of the Badmen (1957)
    Last of the Badmen
    5.5
    • lyrics: "West of Gallatan"
    • 1957
  • Ralph Meeker and Janice Rule in A Woman's Devotion (1956)
    A Woman's Devotion
    5.8
    • lyrics: "A Woman's Devotion"
    • 1956
  • Keep It Clean (1956)
    Keep It Clean
    3.8
    • lyrics: "Keep It Clean"
    • music: "Keep It Clean"
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 11, 1934
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • April 4, 2023
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Novel: "West of Paradise," Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN: 9780312186784

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