Jerome L. Davis (September 26, 1917 – April 11, 1991) was an American

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, producer and

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. He was nominated for five

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in the categories Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding New Series for his work on the television programs ''

The Farmer's Daughters ''Farmer's Daughters'' is a 1976 American pornographic film directed by Zebedy Colt, who also starred in the film. The film is about a farm in which the farmer's daughters gang rape the farm hand Fred while the parents have sex. Soon thereafter, ...

'', ''

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'' and '' The Odd Couple''. Davis died in April 1991 of a stroke at the

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit, tertiary, 886-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2, ...

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wo ...

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