Donald Davis (August 14, 1904''U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007'' – March 28, 1992) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the play and film adaptations of ''

The Good Earth ''The Good Earth'' is a historical fiction novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1931 that dramatizes family life in an early 20th-century Chinese village in Anhwei. It is the first book in her ''House of Earth'' trilogy, continued in '' Sons'' ...

'', among others. A native of

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, Davis later moved to Palm Beach,

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, where he died. He was married to actress Dorothy Matthews. His father was the playwright

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 th ...

."Donald Davis Is Dead; Playwright Was 88."
''The New York Times'', April 15, 1992

Selected filmography

* '' Two Flaming Youths'' (1927) * '' Dangerous Curves'' (1929) * ''

Rough Romance ''Rough Romance'' is a 1930 American lumberjack Western film directed by A. F. Erickson. The film stars George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart, and Harry Cording and a 23-year-old John Wayne had a minor uncredited role. P ...

'' (1930) * '' Damaged Lives'' (1933) * ''

'' (1937) * '' City Without Men'' (1943)

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