Portrait of Valentine Davies

Writing

Valentine Davies

Career

Active from 1942 to 1994, with a break from 1974 to 1993, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Story

    1948 · Won · 20th Academy Awards

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    1957 · Nominated · 29th Academy Awards

    The House Without a Name

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1955 · Nominated · 27th Academy Awards

    The Glenn Miller Story

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Story

    1950 · Nominated · 22nd Academy Awards

    It Happens Every Spring

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Valentine Davies Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.8, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Feel-Good Story 3
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Charming 2
  • Christmas Classic 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Musical Biography 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 67
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

1970s

1 title · average score 59
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

1960s

1 title · average score 54
Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

1950s

10 titles · average score 64
It Started with a Kiss
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

Miracle On 34th Street
Miracle On 34th Street (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

The House Without a Name
The House Without a Name (1956)

Producer

Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Story

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Sailor of the King
Sailor of the King (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

On the Riviera
On the Riviera (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

1940s

6 titles · average score 66
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Story

Chicken Every Sunday
Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

You Were Meant for Me
You Were Meant for Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

Story

Three Little Girls in Blue
Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Syncopation
Syncopation (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Story