Owen Davis
American dramatist (1874–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[1] His plays and scripts included works for radio and film.
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Born | Owen Gould Davis (1874-01-29)January 29, 1874 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
Died | October 14, 1956(1956-10-14) (aged 82) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Pen name | John Oliver |
Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter |
Education | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Harvard University (BA) |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1923) |
Spouse | Elizabeth Breyer |
Children | Owen Davis Jr. Donald Davis |
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.[2]