Valentine Davies

American screenwriter Valentine Davies wrote his first screenplay in 1941. Prior to that he had been a novelist and a playwright. His two most famous films are Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won an Oscar, and The Benny Goodman Story... more

American screenwriter Valentine Davies wrote his first screenplay in 1941. Prior to that he had been a novelist and a playwright. His two most famous films are Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won an Oscar, and The Benny Goodman Story (1955) which he wrote and directed. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide less