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- Birth nameValentine Loewi Davies
- Nickname
- Val
- Valentine Davies was born on August 25, 1905 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Miracle on 34th Street (1947), The Glenn Miller Story (1954) and It Happens Every Spring (1949). He was married to Elizabeth Strauss. He died on July 23, 1961 in Malibu, California, USA.
- SpouseElizabeth Strauss(October 9, 1926 - July 23, 1961) (his death, 2 children)
- ParentsJ. Clarence DaviesRosalie Loewi
- 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.
- 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.
- Davies' family had a successful real estate business, but he wanted to be a writer. He attended Yale graduate school to study drama.
- 1949-50: President of the Screen Writers Guild.
- He enjoyed jazz music and sailing.
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