Owen Davis date of birth:
January 29, 1874
How old was Owen Davis when died?
82
Where was Owen Davis born?
Portland, Maine, USA
When did Owen Davis die?
October 14, 1956
What is Owen Davis nationality?
American
What is Owen Davis's occupation?
Playwright, screenwriter
Short Biography
Owen Gould Davis, Sr. (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist. He received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his 1923 play Icebound, and penned hundreds of plays and scripts for radio and film. Before the First World War, he also 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'.