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Name  Jack Davies

Role  Screenwriter
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Died  June 22, 1994, California, United States
Books  Esther, Ruth & Jennifer, Le Hold-up, Without Fiction, Monte Carlo Or Bust!, Paper Tiger, North sea hijack
Children  John Howard Davies, Legh Davies
Grandchildren  Georgina Davies, William Davies
Movies  Those Magnificent Men in th, Monte Carlo or Bust!, North Sea Hijack, Doctor at Sea, Very Important Person
Similar People  Ken Annakin, John Howard Davies, Michael Pertwee, Terry‑Thomas, Eric Sykes

Jack Davies (25 November 1913 – 22 June 1994) was an English screenwriter, producer, editor and actor.

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Davies was prolific comedy screenwriter. His 48 credits include films starring comedians Will Hay and Norman Wisdom. He was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.

His eldest son John Howard Davies was a successful child actor and BBC television executive.

Selected filmography

  • Love at Second Sight (1934)
  • Mister Cinders (1934)
  • Music Hath Charms (1935)
  • Heart's Desire (1935)
  • The Tenth Man (1936)
  • A Star Fell from Heaven (1936)
  • Trouble in the Air (1948)
  • Laughter in Paradise (1951)
  • Curtain Up (1952)
  • Top Secret (1952)
  • Happy Ever After (1954)
  • Doctor at Sea (1955)
  • An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
  • Jumping for Joy (1956)
  • True as a Turtle (1957)
  • The Square Peg (1958)
  • The Ugly Duckling (1959)
  • It Started in Naples (1960)
  • The Bulldog Breed (1960)
  • Very Important Person (1961)
  • The Fast Lady (1962)
  • On the Beat (1962)
  • Crooks Anonymous (1962)
  • Father Came Too! (1964)
  • The Cavern (1964)
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
  • The Early Bird (1965)
  • Doctor in Clover (1966)
  • Gambit (1966)
  • Monte Carlo or Bust (1969)
  • Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
  • Doctor in Trouble (1970)
  • Paper Tiger (1975)
  • North Sea Hijack (1979)

    • Selected Television Credits

  • The Pickwick Papers (12 episodes) (1985)

    • References

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