Valentine Davies Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Valentine Davies was born on August 25, 1905 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and It Happens Every Spring (1949). She died on July 23, 1961 in Malibu, California, USA.
In the early 1900s, actress Reine Davies, nee Douras, drove past the Davies Real Estate office in Brooklyn, liked the name on the sign and took the name "Davies" for her stage name. All of her sisters did the same, with sister Marion Davies becoming the most successful and famous.
2
His father emigrated from the Netherlands and changed his name from "Davries" to "Davies".
3
1960-61: President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
4
He wrote the outline for Miracle on 34th Street (1947) while in the Coast Guard in 1944. He was disillusioned with the commercialization of Christmas and thought about what would happen if a real Santa Claus walked into a department store in December.
5
He enjoyed jazz music and sailing.
6
Davies' family had a successful real estate business, but he wanted to be a writer. He attended Yale graduate school to study drama.
7
Davies met director George Seaton in the 1920s, while the former was a student at the University of Michigan and the latter was an actor in Detroit. They became longtime friends and colleagues.
8
1949-50: President of the Screen Writers Guild.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
story
Miracle on 34th Street
1973
TV Movie from the story by
Vacation Playhouse
1963
TV Series 1 episode
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
screenplay
Miracle on 34th Street
1959
TV Movie story
It Started with a Kiss
1959
story
General Electric Theater
1957-1958
TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
TV Series original screenplay - 1 episode, 1956 novel - 1 episode, 1955 story - 1 episode, 1955
$12 Million
