David Davidson (screenwriter)

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David Albert Davidson (born May 11, 1908 in New York City , New York , † November 1, 1985 ibid) was an American screenwriter.

Davidson served as an officer in the US armed forces during World War II and was responsible for rebuilding a democratic press in Bavaria in the US military government after the war . Among other things, he was entrusted with the approval of the Donaukurier . He processed his experiences from this time in several novels. After demobilization as a soldier, he returned to the USA and worked as a screenwriter for various television stations and the United States Information Agency . He received the Screen Writers Guild Award in 1970 for his script for the documentary The Ship That Wouldn't Die - The USS Franklin .

His estate from 1945 to 1969 is kept in the archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Novels (selection)

  • We few, we happy few (1974)
  • The quest of juror 19 (1971)
  • In another country (1950)
  • The hour of truth (1949)
  • The steeper cliff (1947)

Filmography (selection)

  • The Ship That Wouldn't Die - The USS Franklin (1970)
  • Judd for the Defense , episode: Death from a Flower Girl (1967)
  • Saints and Sinners , episodes: New Lead Berlin (1963), A Night of Horns and Bells (1962) and The Man on the Rim (1962)
  • Preston & Preston , episode: Death Takes the Stand (1962)
  • Armstrong Circle Theater , episodes: Merchants of Evil (1962) and Money for Sale (1958)
  • Moment of Fear , episode: Fire by Night (1960)
  • Dillinger (1960)
  • Playhouse 90 , episodes: A Dream of Treason (1960), Target for Three (1959), Seven Against the Wall (1958) and The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958)
  • Kraft Television Theater , episodes: Angry Harvest (1958) and The Velvet Trap (1958)
  • The Alcoa Hour , episodes: The President (1956) and Thunder in Washington (1955)
  • Studio One , episode: Julie (1955)
  • Playwrights '56 , episode: The Answer (1955)
  • The Elgin Hour , episodes: Combat Medics (1955), High Man (1954) and Family Crisis (1954)
  • The United States Steel Hour , episodes: Haven's End (1954) and POW (1953)
  • The Motorola Television Hour , episodes: Atomic Attack (1954), The Sins of the Fathers (1954) and The Last Days of Hitler (1954)
  • Campbell Playhouse , episode: The Man of the House (1954)
  • Medallion Theater , episode: Sinners (1954)
  • Tales of Tomorrow , episode: Flight Overdue (1952)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Short biography of David Davidson on the Wisconsin Historical Society website, accessed May 19, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Davidson, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Davidson, David Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1985
Place of death New York City , New York