Screenwriter
28 August 1916 to 28 July 2008
With his partner Charles Lederer writing the music, Davis wrote the book for Broadway hit Kismet, which Vincente Minnelli brought to the screen in 1955. Among his non-musical screenplays are The Hucksters (1947), A Lion Is In The Streets (1953), Lady In A Cage (1964) and Across 110th Street (1972).
- Read Luther Davis' Times Obituary
- Read Luther Davis' Variety Obituary
