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Frank Davis(1897-1984)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Frank Davis was born on 24 October 1897 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Le train (1964), Le Lys de Brooklyn (1945) and Madame exagère (1942). He died on 19 December 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 24, 1897
DiedDecember 19, 1984(87)
BornOctober 24, 1897
DiedDecember 19, 1984(87)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Le train (1964)
Le train
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1964
Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Dorothy McGuire, and Lloyd Nolan in Le Lys de Brooklyn (1945)
Le Lys de Brooklyn
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1945
Madame exagère (1942)
Madame exagère
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1942
Claudette Colbert and John Payne in Adieu jeunesse (1941)
Adieu jeunesse
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1941

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Writer

  • L'arbre de ma jeunesse (1974)
    L'arbre de ma jeunesse
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Le train (1964)
    Le train
    7.8
    • screen story
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
    Bus Stop
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1961
  • Jody McCrea and Joel McCrea in Wichita Town (1959)
    Wichita Town
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • John Drew Barrymore and Julie London in Le grand damier (1959)
    Le grand damier
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1957
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • from a screenplay by
    • 1957
  • Kirk Douglas in La rivière de nos amours (1955)
    La rivière de nos amours
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954
  • Doris Day, Robert Cummings, and Phil Silvers in Mademoiselle Porte-bonheur (1954)
    Mademoiselle Porte-bonheur
    6.0
    • contributor to screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Nancy Olson and Will Rogers Jr. in L' homme des plaines (1954)
    L' homme des plaines
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Peggy Lee and Danny Thomas in The Jazz Singer (1952)
    The Jazz Singer
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Gary Cooper, David Brian, Frank Davis, André De Toth, Paul Kelly, Phyllis Thaxter, and Charles Marquis Warren in La Mission du commandant Lex (1952)
    La Mission du commandant Lex
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
    The Story of Will Rogers
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1952

Producer

  • James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in Le monde est merveilleux (1939)
    Le monde est merveilleux
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Ann Morriss, Dennis O'Keefe, and Lewis Stone in Chasseurs d'accidents (1938)
    Chasseurs d'accidents
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Barreaux blancs (1938)
    Barreaux blancs
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, and Jackie Cooper in Au seuil de la vie (1936)
    Au seuil de la vie
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy and Robert Montgomery in Une femme qui tombe du ciel (1936)
    Une femme qui tombe du ciel
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1936
  • La mujer X (1931)
    La mujer X
    • producer
    • 1931
  • José Crespo and Conchita Montenegro in En cada puerto un amor (1931)
    En cada puerto un amor
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1931
  • La fruta amarga (1931)
    La fruta amarga
    • producer
    • 1931
  • El presidio (1930)
    El presidio
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Olimpia
    • producer
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 24, 1897
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • December 19, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Husband of the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger, who is now best remembered for her novel, a satire of 1930s leftist intellectuals,"The Unossessed.".

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