David Davidson

David Davidson

David Albert Davidson (* 1908; † 1985) war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor.

Davidson diente während des Zweiten Weltkrieges als Offizier bei den US-Streitkräften und war nach Kriegsende in der US-Militärregierung für den Wiederaufbau einer demokratischen Presse in Bayern verantwortlich.[1] Seine Erfahrungen aus dieser Zeit verarbeitete er in mehreren Romanen.[1] Nach der Demobilisierung als Soldat kehrte er in die USA zurück und arbeitete als Drehbuchautor für verschiedene Fernsehsender und die United States Information Agency.[1] Für sein Script zum Dokumentarfilm The Ship That Wouldn’t Die — The U.S.S. Franklin erhielt er den Screen Writers Guild Award 1970.[1]

Sein Nachlass aus den Jahren aus den Jahren 1945 bis 1969 wird im Archiv der Wisconsin Historical Society verwahrt.[1]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Romane (Auswahl)

  • We few, we happy few (1974)
  • The quest of juror 19 (1971)
  • In another country (1950)
  • The hour of truth (1949)
  • The steeper cliff (1947)

Filmografie (Auswahl)

  • The Ship That Wouldn’t Die — The U.S.S. Franklin (1970)
  • Judd for the Defense, Folge: Death from a Flower Girl (1967)
  • Saints and Sinners, Folgen: New Lead Berlin (1963), A Night of Horns and Bells (1962) und The Man on the Rim (1962)
  • Preston & Preston, Folge: Death Takes the Stand (1962)
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre, Folgen: Merchants of Evil (1962) und Money for Sale (1958)
  • Moment of Fear, Folge: Fire by Night (1960)
  • Dillinger (1960)
  • Playhouse 90, Folgen: A Dream of Treason (1960), Target for Three (1959), Seven Against the Wall (1958) und The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958)
  • Kraft Television Theatre, Folgen: Angry Harvest (1958) und The Velvet Trap (1958)
  • The Alcoa Hour, Folgen: The President (1956) und Thunder in Washington (1955)
  • Studio One, Folge: Julie (1955)
  • Playwrights '56, Folge: The Answer (1955)
  • The Elgin Hour, Folgen: Combat Medics (1955), High Man (1954) und Family Crisis (1954)
  • The United States Steel Hour, Folgen: Haven's End (1954) und P.O.W. (1953)
  • The Motorola Television Hour, Folgen: Atomic Attack (1954), The Sins of the Fathers (1954) und The Last Days of Hitler (1954)
  • Campbell Playhouse, Folge: The Man of the House (1954)
  • Medallion Theatre, Folge: Sinners (1954)
  • Tales of Tomorrow, Folge: Flight Overdue (1952)

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

  1. a b c d e Kurzbiografie über David Davidson auf den Seiten der Wisconsin Historical Society, abgerufen am 19. Mai 2011

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