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Valentine Loewi Davies (August 25, 1905 – July 23, 1961) was an American film and television writer, producer, and director. His film credits included Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Chicken Every Sunday (1949), It Happens Every Spring (1949), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), and The Benny Goodman Story (1955).
Dec 19, 2019 · ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ is a classic 1947 film about a man who believes he’s Santa Claus. The story came from Valentine Davies, BA '27, who believed he could spread goodwill.
Valentine Davies Biography (1905-1961) Born August 25, 1905, in New York, NY; died of a heart attack, July 23, 1961,in Malibu, CA; son of J. Clarence (a realtor) and Rosalie (Loewi) Davies; married Elizabeth Strauss, October 9, 1926; children: John Phillips, Judith Clare.
Valentine Davies is known as an Screenplay, Story, Writer, Producer, and Director. Some of his work includes Miracle on 34th Street, Miracle on 34th Street, The Glenn Miller Story, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Strategic Air Command, Bachelor in Paradise, It Happens Every Spring, and On the Riviera.
Valentine Davies (August 25, 1905 – July 23, 1961) was an American film and television writer, producer, and director. His film credits included Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Chicken Every Sunday (1949), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), and The Benny Goodman Story (1955).
American screenwriter Valentine Davies wrote his first screenplay in 1941. Prior to that he had been a novelist and a playwright. His two most famous films are Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won an Oscar, and The Benny Goodman Story (1955) which he wrote and directed.
Oct 11, 2023 · As detailed in a 2001 episode of the AMC documentary series "Backstory," screenwriter Valentine Davies was picking up a last-minute Christmas gift for his wife when he found himself crushed in a bustling crowd of shoppers at a Los Angeles department store.
