Owen Davis

Owen Davis

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1874-01-29
Deathday: 1956-10-14 (82 years old)

Biography

Owen Gould Davis (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Icebound, His plays and scripts included works for radio and film.

Before the First World War, he wrote racy sketches of New York high jinks and low life for the Police Gazette under the name of Ike Swift. Many of these were set in the Tenderloin, Manhattan. Davis also wrote under several other pseudonyms, including Martin Hurley, Arthur J. Lamb, Walter Lawrence, John Oliver, and Robert Wayne.

Filmography

all 49

Movies 49

Writer 43

Producer 1

Director 1

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1874-01-29

Deathday
1956-10-14 (82 years old)

Birth Name
Owen Gould Davis

Birth Place
Portland, Maine, USA

Children
Owen Davis, Jr.

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Owen Davis Sr., Martin Hurley, Walter Lawrence, Arthur J. Lamb, Robert Wayne, John Oliver

Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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