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Biography
Carlos Davis (born James Carlos Davis; October 11, 1948–present) is an American screenwriter, film producer, playwright. and best selling novelist He is best known for authoring the screenplay Drop Dead Fred, the 1991 comedy film starring Phoebe Cates. and writing the national best selling novel, No Dawn For Men.
Early years
Carlos Davis was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Aida Ester Minamora (November 20, 1912 – September 23, 1993), an art collector and world traveler from Santa Ana, El Salvador who never became an American citizen, and James (June 22, 1911 – January 24, 1956), a San Francisco native who co-managed the Davis Hardwood Company—the first American company to import Philippine hardwood. He has a sister, Louisa Aida Davis (February 8, 1950–present), who was also born in San Francisco. The Davis children were raised in San Francisco, New York City, and Europe. Carlos Davis attended Town School for Boys, The Allen-Stevenson School (New York City), Riverdale Country School (New York City), New York University's undergraduate program in Spain, London University, and Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.),
Davis now resides in Manhattan.
Current projects
He is working on a film, Betsy & Napoleon, a screenplay he wrote about Napoleon's time on St. Helena. It stars Daniel Auteuil and Sophie Lelisse. He is producing it with Fred Roos and Marcia Nasatir. To be shot in France in 2016. He wrote a surfing comedy with his son, James, for a major studio release. He has written three successful novels. The first, No Dawn For Men which was published in December, 2013 and God's Formula, published in 2014.The first was a national best seller and he is a finalist of the International Thriller Writers Award. The third novel in the series, The Bone Keepers published in April, 2016. Also in 2016, he and Anthony Fingleton wrote and executive produced the heist thriller Category 5. It was directed by Rob Cohen and will be released summer, 2017. In late 2016, he and Kevin Armento wrote the screenplay for the thriller, Driven. It is about an Uber driver and is set in San Francisco.
Filmography
| 2017 | Category 5 | Screenwriter & Executive Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Screenwriter |
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Executive Producer |
| 1983 | Preppies | Playwright |
| 1982 | Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | Screenwriter |
| 1982 | Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | Executive Producer |
Awards, Nominations, and Distinctions
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn was nominated for 3 Emmys, and it was the first major role for Anthony Michael Hall, Cynthia Nixon, and future filmmaker Patrick Creadon.
No Dawn For Men was a finalist for The International Thrillers Writers award.
Trivia
- Preppies went on for 85 performances on Broadway
- Preppies is the only American musical ever to have a future American President for an investor -- George W. Bush
- Director Gregory Nava named a villainous character his the film El Norte Carlos, after Carlos Davis
- He is a descendant of Jacob Davis, the man who created denim jeans and sold the patent to Levi Strauss