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Peter Davis(II)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Peter Davis was born on January 2, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. His parents were the screenwriters Frank Davis and Tess Slesinger (who was also a short story writer and novelist). Davis is a producer and director, known for Hearts and Minds (1974), The Selling of the Pentagon (1971) and "JACK" (1993). Davis has also written three nonfiction books: Hometown, Where Is Nicaragua? and If You Came This Way.
BornJanuary 2, 1937
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Hearts and Minds (1974)
    Hearts and Minds
    8.2
    • Producer
    • 1974
    Middletown
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)
    Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
    • Producer
    • 1986
    South Africa: The White Laager
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 1977

    Credits

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    Producer

    • In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
      6.9
      • producer
      • 1993
    • Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
      Jack: The Last Kennedy Film
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1993
    • The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990)
      The Best Hotel on Skid Row
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1990
    • Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)
      Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Middletown
      8.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1982
    • Generations of Resistance
      • producer
      • 1980
    • Family Business (1978)
      Family Business
      8.3
      • producer
      • 1978
    • South Africa: The White Laager
      7.4
      • producer
      • 1977
    • This Bloody, Blundering Business (1975)
      This Bloody, Blundering Business
      7.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 1975
    • Hearts and Minds (1974)
      Hearts and Minds
      8.2
      • producer
      • 1974
    • The Selling of the Pentagon
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1971
    • CBS Reports (1959)
      CBS Reports
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • associate producer
      • 1967–1971
    • Of Black America (1968)
      Of Black America
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1968
    • Anatomy of Violence (1967)
      Anatomy of Violence
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1967
    • Pub
      5.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 1966

    Director

    • Nelson Mandela: Prisoner to President
      9.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)
      Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Winnie and Nelson Mandela
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Middletown
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Second Time Around
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Generations of Resistance
      • Director
      • 1980
    • South Africa: The White Laager
      7.4
      • Director
      • 1977
    • Hearts and Minds (1974)
      Hearts and Minds
      8.2
      • Director
      • 1974
    • The Selling of the Pentagon
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1971
    • Anatomy of Violence (1967)
      Anatomy of Violence
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1967
    • Pub
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1966
    • Strip (1966)
      Strip
      5.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 1966

    Writer

    • Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
      Jack: The Last Kennedy Film
      7.6
      • writer
      • 1993
    • Bopha! (1986)
      Bopha!
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • narration written by
      • 1986
    • Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)
      Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Haywire (1980)
      Haywire
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • story
      • 1980
    • The Afrikaner Experience: Politics of Exclusion
      Short
      • script
      • 1978
    • South Africa: The White Laager
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 1977
    • This Bloody, Blundering Business (1975)
      This Bloody, Blundering Business
      7.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1975
    • The Selling of the Pentagon
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1971
    • Of Black America (1968)
      Of Black America
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1968
    • CBS Reports (1959)
      CBS Reports
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1968
    • It's What's Happening, Baby! (1965)
      It's What's Happening, Baby!
      8.3
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 1965

    Personal details

    • Born
      • January 2, 1937
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouses
        Alicia Anstead2003 - present
    • Children
        Jesse Harper Zehring Davis
    • Parents
        Frank Davis
    • Relatives
      • John Emerson Davis(Half Sibling)
    • Other works
      Author of Where is Nicaragua?, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987

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      An Emmy and Peabody award-winning writer/producer for CBS News in the 1970s.

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