Christopher Davis (born 1950) is an American writer.Emmanuel S. Nelson, ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States''.

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, 2009. . p. 169-171. He is best known for his

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-themed novels ''Valley of the Shadow'' (1988), which was a shortlisted nominee for the

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of the 1993 drama film ''

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''. Davis also published the novel ''Joseph and the Old Man'' (1986), and the short story collection ''The Boys in the Bars'' (1989). Davis released little biographical information about himself to the media, and did not publish any further work after ''Philadelphia''.

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