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Valentine Davies

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Screenwriter

The Resume

    (August 25, 1905-July 23, 1961)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Wrote the original story for 'Miracle on 34th Street'
    Screenwriter for the films 'Chicken Every Sunday (1949),' 'It Happens Every Spring (1949),' 'The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954),' and 'The Benny Goodman Story (1955)'
    President of the Screen Writers Guild (1949 - 50) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1960 - 61)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname was Val.
    His middle name was Loewi.
    He and ‘Miracle’ director George Seaton had a disagreement during production over whether Kris Kringle was 'actually Santa' (his position) or a deluded but well-meaning old man (Seaton’s position).
    He claimed to have conceived the idea for the 'Miracle' story after wondering what would happen if a real Santa Claus walked into a department store in December to see how Christmas had been commercialized.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
    He walked away from his family's successful real estate business in New York to pursue a career as a Hollywood screenwriter.
    He won an Oscar for Best Original Story for ‘Miracle on 34th Street.’
    He was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for 'The Glenn Miller Story.'
    He remained lifelong friends with George Seaton.
    According to his secretary, his sudden death occurred when he was 'in the midst of a heavy laugh.'

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying