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    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.

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  3. U.S. playwright and screenwriter Owen Davis wrote nearly 200 plays, including the 1923 Pulitzer Prize-winning Icebound. He was highly successful at writing melodramas and comedies, and many of his plays were adapted for the movie screen. Davis was born on Jan. 29, 1874, in Portland, Me.

  4. Jun 20, 2024 · ‘This edition of the 1926 Broadway script of The Great Gatsby by Owen Davis is a treasure on many counts. The play achieves the near-magical feat of capturing the soul of Fitzgerald's novel-even in spite of the fact that Davis extensively altered major details of the story.

  5. Sep 26, 2014 · Owen Davis wrote “Icebound,” which won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for drama, about small-town Maine, where he had grown up. The title refers to human emotions more than to bitter Northeastern...

  6. May 24, 2023 · LibriVox recording of Sketches of Gotham by Owen Davis (as Ike Swift). Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. If you're the sort that gets a thrill from rubbing elbows with shady characters you best leave the introductions to the streetwise Ike Swift. Just so's you don't get hurt!

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  8. The Theatre: Owen Davis. 3 minute read. TIME. August 27, 1923 12:00 AM GMT-4. He Has Been Rescued from the Ranks of Melodrama. This quiet New Englander of middle age, whom one sees at the circus...