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Owen Davis

Owen Gould Davis (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Icebound, His plays and scripts included works for radio and film.

Before the First World War, he wrote racy sketches of New York high jinks and low life for the Police Gazette under the name of Ike Swift. Many of these were set in the Tenderloin, Manhattan. Davis also wrote under several other pseudonyms, including Martin Hurley, Arthur J. Lamb, Walter Lawrence, John Oliver, and Robert Wayne.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 29, 1874 (Portland), Died October 14, 1956 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MS-031166 16-in. 1/1/1939 The nervous wreck Unidentified radio performer(s) Re-recording : Radio broadcast author  
Victor MS-031167 16-in. 1/1/1939 The nervous wreck Unidentified radio performer(s) Re-recording : Radio broadcast author  
Victor MS-031168 16-in. 1/1/1939 The nervous wreck Unidentified radio performer(s) Re-recording : Radio broadcast author  
Victor MS-031169 16-in. 1/1/1939 The nervous wreck Unidentified radio performer(s) Re-recording : Radio broadcast author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Owen," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105761.

Davis, Owen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105761.

"Davis, Owen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105761

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