10 Facts About Owen Davis

Owen Gould Davis was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced.

Owen Davis received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Icebound, His plays and scripts included works for radio and film.

Owen Davis married Elizabeth Drury Breyer, an actress, in 1901 or 1902, and they had two sons.

Owen Davis lived in New York City for much of his life, and died there.

Owen Davis wrote or was otherwise involved in 75 additional Broadway productions, either under his own name or as John Oliver.

Owen Davis was on the staff of Paramount Pictures as a screenwriter from 1927 to 1930.

Owen Davis wrote scripts for the radio program The Gibson Family, which presented each episode in the form of a Broadway musical.

On October 13,1956, Owen Davis died in New York City at age 82.

Owen Davis had been suffering from a long illness and had recently been released from a hospital after three years.

Owen Davis was survived by his wife, their second son Donald, one of his brothers, William Hammatt Davis, and a sister, Perley Davis.