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Owen Davis
Gender
Male
Born
Jan 29, 1874
Portland, Maine, USA
Died
Oct 14, 1956
New York, New York, USA
Director
Writer
Source Material
Also Known As
John Oliver
Relations
Father of
Owen Davis, Jr.
CREDITS
Broadway
Whoopee!
(Feb 14, 1979 - Aug 12, 1979)
Based on "The Nervous Wreck" by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Revival
The Insect Comedy
(Jun 03, 1948 - Jun 12, 1948)
Dramatized and Adapted by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
No Way Out
(Oct 30, 1944 - Nov 04, 1944)
Directed by
Owen Davis
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Snark Was a Boojum
(Sep 01, 1943 - Sep 04, 1943)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Mr. and Mrs. North
(Jan 12, 1941 - May 31, 1941)
Dramatized by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Virginia
(Sep 02, 1937 - Oct 23, 1937)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
Romance
Original
Ethan Frome
(Jan 21, 1936 - May 05, 1936)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Spring Freshet
(Oct 04, 1934 - Oct 13, 1934)
Staged by
Owen Davis
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Too Many Boats
(Sep 11, 1934 - Sep 1934)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Jezebel
(Dec 19, 1933 - Jan 1934)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
A Saturday Night
(Feb 28, 1933 - Apr 1933)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
The Good Earth
(Oct 17, 1932 - Dec 03, 1932)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Just to Remind You
(Sep 07, 1931 - Sep 1931)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Ninth Guest
(Aug 25, 1930 - Oct 1930)
Staged by
Owen Davis
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Mystery
Original
Spring is Here
(Mar 11, 1929 - Jun 08, 1929)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
Lady Fingers
(Jan 31, 1929 - May 25, 1929)
from the comedy "Easy Come, Easy Go", by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
Whoopee!
(Dec 04, 1928 - Nov 23, 1929)
Based on "The Nervous Wreck" by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
To-Night at 12
(Nov 13, 1928 - Jan 1929)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Carry On
(Jan 23, 1928 - Jan 1928)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Triumphant Bachelor
(Sep 15, 1927 - Sep 1927)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Gentle Grafters
(Oct 27, 1926 - Nov 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Sandalwood
(Sep 22, 1926 - Oct 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Donovan Affair
(Aug 30, 1926 - Dec 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Great Gatsby
(Feb 02, 1926 - May 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Beware of Widows
(Dec 01, 1925 - Jan 16, 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Easy Come, Easy Go
(Oct 26, 1925 - Apr 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Farce
Original
Lazybones
(Sep 22, 1924 - Nov 1924)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Haunted House
(Sep 02, 1924 - Dec 1924)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Farce
Original
The Nervous Wreck
(Oct 09, 1923 - May 31, 1924)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Home Fires
(Aug 20, 1923 - Oct 1923)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Icebound
(Feb 10, 1923 - Jul 07, 1923)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The World We Live In
(Oct 31, 1922 - Feb 03, 1923)
Book adapted by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Dreams For Sale
(Sep 13, 1922 - Sep 1922)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Bronx Express
(Apr 26, 1922 - Jun 1922)
Book adapted by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Up the Ladder
(Mar 06, 1922 - Jun 1922)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Detour
(Aug 23, 1921 - Sep 1921)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Marry the Poor Girl
(Sep 25, 1920 - Oct 1920)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Farce
Original
Opportunity
(Jul 30, 1920 - Nov 1920)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Those Who Walk in Darkness
(Aug 14, 1919 - Sep 1919)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
At 9:45
(Jun 28, 1919 - Oct 1919)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Forever After
(Sep 09, 1918 - Jun 1919)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Scrap of Paper
(Sep 17, 1917 - Nov 1917)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Mile-a-minute Kendall
(Nov 28, 1916 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Any House
(Feb 14, 1916 - Feb 1916)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Sinners
(Jan 07, 1915 - Jul 1915)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Big Jim Garrity
(Oct 16, 1914 - Nov 1914)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Family Cupboard
(Aug 21, 1913 - Jun 1915)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
What Happened to Mary
(Mar 24, 1913 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Making Good
(Feb 05, 1912 - Feb 10, 1912)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Lola
(Mar 14, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Wishing Ring
(Jan 20, 1910 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Deadwood Dick's Last Shot
(Dec 23, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Auto Race
(Nov 25, 1907 - May 23, 1908)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
History
Spectacle
Original
It's Never Too Late to Mend
(Nov 18, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Since Nellie Went Away
(Oct 28, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway After Dark
(Sep 09, 1907 - Oct 05, 1907)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Melodrama
Original
Edna, the Pretty Typewriter
(Aug 26, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Melodrama
Original
The Great Express Robbery
(Aug 12, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Convict 999
(Aug 05, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Thriller
Original
A Chorus Girl's Luck in New York
(Aug 03, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
The King and Queen of Gamblers
(Jul 27, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
A Race Across the Continent
(Jul 27, 1907 - Aug 03, 1907)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Melodrama
Original
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
(Dec 31, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
A Marked Woman
(Dec 10, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
$10,000 Reward
(Oct 08, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Burglar's Daughter
(Sep 17, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Secrets of the Police
(Aug 27, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
The Power of Money
(Aug 20, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Ruled Off the Turf
(Aug 20, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Drama
Play with music
Original
The Gambler of the West
(Jul 28, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Chinatown Charlie
(Mar 05, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
At the World's Mercy
(Feb 12, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
How Baxter Butted In
(Nov 13, 1905 - Dec 16, 1905)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
The Confessions of a Wife
(Feb 13, 1905 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Lost in the Desert
(Jan 14, 1901 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Reaping the Whirlwind
(Sep 17, 1900 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
AWARDS
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1923 | Winner |
Icebound
Written by
Owen Davis
CREDITS
AWARDS
Broadway
Whoopee!
(Feb 14, 1979 - Aug 12, 1979)
Based on "The Nervous Wreck" by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Revival
The Insect Comedy
(Jun 03, 1948 - Jun 12, 1948)
Dramatized and Adapted by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
No Way Out
(Oct 30, 1944 - Nov 04, 1944)
Directed by
Owen Davis
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Snark Was a Boojum
(Sep 01, 1943 - Sep 04, 1943)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Mr. and Mrs. North
(Jan 12, 1941 - May 31, 1941)
Dramatized by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Virginia
(Sep 02, 1937 - Oct 23, 1937)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
Romance
Original
Ethan Frome
(Jan 21, 1936 - May 05, 1936)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Spring Freshet
(Oct 04, 1934 - Oct 13, 1934)
Staged by
Owen Davis
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Too Many Boats
(Sep 11, 1934 - Sep 1934)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Jezebel
(Dec 19, 1933 - Jan 1934)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
A Saturday Night
(Feb 28, 1933 - Apr 1933)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
The Good Earth
(Oct 17, 1932 - Dec 03, 1932)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Just to Remind You
(Sep 07, 1931 - Sep 1931)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Ninth Guest
(Aug 25, 1930 - Oct 1930)
Staged by
Owen Davis
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Mystery
Original
Spring is Here
(Mar 11, 1929 - Jun 08, 1929)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
Lady Fingers
(Jan 31, 1929 - May 25, 1929)
from the comedy "Easy Come, Easy Go", by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
Whoopee!
(Dec 04, 1928 - Nov 23, 1929)
Based on "The Nervous Wreck" by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
To-Night at 12
(Nov 13, 1928 - Jan 1929)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Carry On
(Jan 23, 1928 - Jan 1928)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Triumphant Bachelor
(Sep 15, 1927 - Sep 1927)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Gentle Grafters
(Oct 27, 1926 - Nov 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Sandalwood
(Sep 22, 1926 - Oct 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Donovan Affair
(Aug 30, 1926 - Dec 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Great Gatsby
(Feb 02, 1926 - May 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Beware of Widows
(Dec 01, 1925 - Jan 16, 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Easy Come, Easy Go
(Oct 26, 1925 - Apr 1926)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Farce
Original
Lazybones
(Sep 22, 1924 - Nov 1924)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Haunted House
(Sep 02, 1924 - Dec 1924)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Farce
Original
The Nervous Wreck
(Oct 09, 1923 - May 31, 1924)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Home Fires
(Aug 20, 1923 - Oct 1923)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Icebound
(Feb 10, 1923 - Jul 07, 1923)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The World We Live In
(Oct 31, 1922 - Feb 03, 1923)
Book adapted by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Dreams For Sale
(Sep 13, 1922 - Sep 1922)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Bronx Express
(Apr 26, 1922 - Jun 1922)
Book adapted by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Original
Up the Ladder
(Mar 06, 1922 - Jun 1922)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Detour
(Aug 23, 1921 - Sep 1921)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Marry the Poor Girl
(Sep 25, 1920 - Oct 1920)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Comedy
Farce
Original
Opportunity
(Jul 30, 1920 - Nov 1920)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Those Who Walk in Darkness
(Aug 14, 1919 - Sep 1919)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
At 9:45
(Jun 28, 1919 - Oct 1919)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Forever After
(Sep 09, 1918 - Jun 1919)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Scrap of Paper
(Sep 17, 1917 - Nov 1917)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Mile-a-minute Kendall
(Nov 28, 1916 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Any House
(Feb 14, 1916 - Feb 1916)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Sinners
(Jan 07, 1915 - Jul 1915)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Big Jim Garrity
(Oct 16, 1914 - Nov 1914)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Family Cupboard
(Aug 21, 1913 - Jun 1915)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
What Happened to Mary
(Mar 24, 1913 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Making Good
(Feb 05, 1912 - Feb 10, 1912)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Lola
(Mar 14, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
The Wishing Ring
(Jan 20, 1910 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Original
Deadwood Dick's Last Shot
(Dec 23, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Auto Race
(Nov 25, 1907 - May 23, 1908)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
History
Spectacle
Original
It's Never Too Late to Mend
(Nov 18, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Since Nellie Went Away
(Oct 28, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway After Dark
(Sep 09, 1907 - Oct 05, 1907)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Melodrama
Original
Edna, the Pretty Typewriter
(Aug 26, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Melodrama
Original
The Great Express Robbery
(Aug 12, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
Convict 999
(Aug 05, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Thriller
Original
A Chorus Girl's Luck in New York
(Aug 03, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
The King and Queen of Gamblers
(Jul 27, 1907 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
A Race Across the Continent
(Jul 27, 1907 - Aug 03, 1907)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Melodrama
Original
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
(Dec 31, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
A Marked Woman
(Dec 10, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
$10,000 Reward
(Oct 08, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Drama
Original
The Burglar's Daughter
(Sep 17, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Secrets of the Police
(Aug 27, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
The Power of Money
(Aug 20, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Ruled Off the Turf
(Aug 20, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
John Oliver
Play
Drama
Play with music
Original
The Gambler of the West
(Jul 28, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Chinatown Charlie
(Mar 05, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
At the World's Mercy
(Feb 12, 1906 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
How Baxter Butted In
(Nov 13, 1905 - Dec 16, 1905)
Book by
Owen Davis
Musical
Comedy
Original
The Confessions of a Wife
(Feb 13, 1905 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Lost in the Desert
(Jan 14, 1901 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Reaping the Whirlwind
(Sep 17, 1900 - Closing date unknown)
Written by
Owen Davis
Play
Melodrama
Original
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1923 | Winner |
Icebound
Written by
Owen Davis
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