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Davis Grubb (1919–1980)

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Novelist and short-story writer Davis Grubb was a descendant of one of the oldest, most prominent families in the Moundsville, West Virginia, area. He mined the area's history for some of his works, including his award-winning first novel "The Night of the Hunter", based on a thief who romanced, then killed... See full bio »

Born:

Davis Alexander Grubb
in West Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 61) in New York City, New York, USA
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1991 Night of the Hunter (TV movie) (novel)
 
1981 Darkroom (TV series)
– Siege of 31 August (1981) (story)
 
1971 Fools' Parade (novel "Fools' Parade")
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
– They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar/The Last Laurel (1971) (short story "The Horsehair Trunk" / segment "The Last Laurel")
 
1970 The Cheyenne Social Club (novel)
 
1964-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
– Where the Woodbine Twineth (1965) (short story)
– Return of Verge Likens (1964) (short story)
 
1955 The Night of the Hunter (novel)
 
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1955 The Night of the Hunter (lyrics: "Hing, Hang, Hung" 1955 - uncredited, "Once Upon a Time There Was a Pretty Fly" 1955 - uncredited, "The Lullabye" accompanying the barn-scene)
 
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Short story: "Where the Woodbine Twineth" (filmed as Where the Woodbine Twineth) See more »

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Attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), 1938-1939. See more »

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