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Full Name: Luther Davis
Biography:
(1916-2008) Playwright, screenwriter. Luther Berryhill Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1916.
Author's Timeline:
1916 Kings County
Luther Berryhill Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1916. 
2008 Bronx County
Luther Davis died in the Bronx, New York, in 2008. 
2008 New York County
Luther Davis lived in Manhattan, New York, and in West Palm Beach, Florida. 
1954 (Unknown) County
Kismet
Davis won a Tony Award for the book of the musical "Kismet" in 1954, which he wrote with Charles Lederer. 
1947 (Unknown) County
The Hucksters
Screenplay. 
1964 (Unknown) County
Lady In A Cage
Screenplay. 
1945 (Unknown) County
Kiss Them for Me
Play. 
1989 (Unknown) County
Grand Hotel
Davis wrote the book for the musical "Grand Hotel." 
1953 (Unknown) County
A Lion Is in the Streets
Screenplay. 
1952 (Unknown) County
New Faces of 1952
Play. 
1978 (Unknown) County
Timbuktu!
Play. 
1954 (Unknown) County
New Faces
Screenplay. 
1972 (Unknown) County
Across 110th Street
Screenplay. 

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