Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 26
Movies 24
Director 13
Producer 5
Writer 4
TV Shows 2
self 1
Director
Where’s George? (2005)
Movie
Self
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004)
Movie
Producer
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994)
Movie
Director
Nelson Mandela: Prisoner to President (1994)
Movie
Writer
Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
Movie
Producer
The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990)
Movie
Cinematographer
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
Movie
Camera Operator
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker (1987)
Movie
Director
Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)
Movie
Director
Second Time Around (1982)
Movie
Producer
The Campaign (1982)
Movie
Creator / Director
Middletown (1982)
TV
Writer
Haywire (1980)
Movie
Director
Generations of Resistance (1980)
Movie
Director
South Africa: The White Laager (1977)
Movie
Writer
This Bloody, Blundering Business (1975)
Movie
Director
Hearts and Minds (1974)
Movie
4
Camera Operator
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival (1972)
Movie
Director
The Selling of the Pentagon (1971)
Movie
Writer
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America (1968)
Movie
Producer
Of Black America (1968)
TV
Director
Anatomy of Violence (1967)
Movie
Associate Producer
The Homosexuals (1967)
Movie
Director
Strip (1966)
Movie
Director
Pub (1962)
Movie
Director
Winnie Mandela: Under Apartheid
Movie
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1972
1982
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-01-02 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceSanta Monica, United States of America
Height
MotherTess Slesinger
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPeter Frank Davis
AwardsGeorge Polk Award, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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