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Luther Davis (I) (1916–2008)

Writer | Producer

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Born:

Luther Berryhill Davis
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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1972 Across 110th Street (screenplay)
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
– Safe Deposit (1971) (writer)
 
1970 The Silent Force (TV series)
– The Octopus (1970) (written by)
 
1970 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1969 Daughter of the Mind (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1969 Arsenic and Old Lace (TV movie)
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
– The White Birch (1968) (teleplay)
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
– A Very Cool Hot Car (1967) (writer)
 
1965-1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 2 (1967) (teleplay)
– Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 1 (1967) (teleplay)
– Tell It to the Dead (1967) (teleplay)
– Tears from a Glass Eye (1966) (teleplay)
– The Committee for the 25th (1966) (teleplay)
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1967 Kismet (TV movie) (musical libretto)
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– One Embezzlement and Two Margaritas (1966) (adaptation)
 
1963-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
– Rapture at Two-Forty (1965) (teleplay)
– Their Own Executioners (1964) (teleplay)
– Are There Any More Out There Like You? (1963) (teleplay)
– The End of the World, Baby (1963) (teleplay)
 
1964 Lady in a Cage (written by)
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
– The Quiet Warrior (1963) (story)
– No Hallelujahs for Glory (1963) (teleplay & story)
 
1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
– Killer's Choice (1962) (teleplay)
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
– Touch of Evil (1961) (writer)
 
1961 Le meraviglie di Aladino
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
– Portrait of a Hero (1961) (teleplay)
– Success Story (1961) (teleplay)
 
1961 Westinghouse Playhouse (TV series)
– Moth Trap (1961) (writer)
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
– Crime, Inc. (1960) (writer)
 
1959 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
– Woman in the River (1959) (written by)
 
1959 Holiday for Lovers (screenplay)
 
1958 The Gift of Love (writer)
 
1957 Kiss Them for Me (play "Kiss Them for Me")
 
1955 Kismet (musical libretto / screenplay)
 
1955 The Eternal Sea (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1954 New Faces (additional sketches)
 
1953 A Lion Is in the Streets (screenplay)
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Pussyfootin' Rocks (1952) (writer)
– Port of Call (1952) (intros prologue)
– A Southern Lady (1952)
 
1950 Black Hand (screen play)
 
1948 B.F.'s Daughter (screenplay)
 
1947 The Hucksters (screenplay)
 
1942 The Mayor of 44th Street (article)
 
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1971 The Last Generation (producer)
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The People Trap (1966) (producer)
 
1963-1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– The Gun (1964) (producer)
– Their Own Executioners (1964) (producer)
– Doesn't Anyone Know Who I Am? (1964) (producer)
– Who Is Jennifer? (1964) (producer)
– The Hunt (1963) (producer)
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1964 Lady in a Cage (producer)
 
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Other Works:

Stage: Produced and wrote the book for "Timbuktu!", opening on Broadway in 1978. Cast included: Eartha Kitt, Melba Moore. Nominated for four Tony awards. See more »

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Star Sign:

Virgo