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| birth_name   = John Bernard Henry Leslie Davies
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1913|11|25|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Fulham]], [[London]], England
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1994|6|22|1913|11|25|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[California]], U.S.
| other_names  = 
| occupation   = [[Screenwriter]]
| years_active = 
| spouse       = {{marriage|Dorothy Holding|1937}}
| children     = 2, including [[John Howard Davies|JHD]]
}}

'''John Bernard Henry Leslie Davies'''<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Davies, John Bernard Henry Leslie (1913–1994), scriptwriter |year=2015 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/107289 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-107289 |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> (25 November 1913 &ndash; 22 June 1994) was an English [[screenwriter]] with 49 writing credits to his name as well as the 12 episodes of ''[[The Pickwick Papers (TV series)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' 1985 TV series. He was an associate producer for two of those credits, ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' and ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', receiving an [[38th Academy Awards|Oscar nomination]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] on the latter.<ref name="Oscars1966">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-08-24 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111233714/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |archivedate=2015-01-11 }}</ref> He was an assistant editor for the [[television film]] ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974 film)|Dracula]]'' in 1974, and also an editor for ''[[Sheba, Baby]]'' in 1975. Three of his films were also books he wrote or co-wrote: ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]'', ''[[Paper Tiger (1975 film)|Paper Tiger]]'', and ''[[North Sea Hijack]]''.

==Personal life==
Davies was married to Dorothy Holding from 12 June 1937 until his death on 22 June 1994. They had two children, [[John Howard Davies]] and his younger brother Legh.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Jack |title=They Made Our Child a Movie Star |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1951/2/15/they-made-our-child-a-movie-star |access-date=8 April 2022 |publisher=[[Maclean's]] |date=15 February 1951}}</ref>

==Filmography==
(As writer, except where indicated.)

===Films===
* ''[[Love at Second Sight (1934 film)|Love at Second Sight]]'' (also known as ''The Girl Thief'') (1934)
* ''[[Mister Cinders]]'' (uncredited) (1935)
* ''[[Dance Band]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Heart's Desire (1935 film)|Heart's Desire]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Music Hath Charms]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Once in a Million]]'' (1936)
* ''[[A Star Fell from Heaven (1936 film)|A Star Fell from Heaven]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Tenth Man (1936 film)|The Tenth Man]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Trouble in the Air]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Laughter in Paradise]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Curtain Up]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Top Secret (1952 film)|Top Secret]]'' (also known as ''Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow'') (1952)
* ''[[Happy Ever After (1954 film)|Happy Ever After]]'' (also known as ''Tonight's the Night'') (1954)
* ''[[Doctor at Sea (film)|Doctor at Sea]]'' (1955)
* ''[[An Alligator Named Daisy]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (as an uncredited actor only) (1956)
* ''[[Up in the World]]'' (1956)
* ''[[True as a Turtle]]'' (1957)
* ''[[High Flight (film)|High Flight]]'' (1957)
* ''[[I Only Arsked!]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Square Peg]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Invitation to Monte Carlo]]'' (documentary; also known as ''Love in Monaco'') (1959)
* ''[[Don't Panic Chaps!]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Follow a Star]]'' (1959)
* ''[[It Started in Naples]]'' (1960)
* ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Seven Keys (film)|Seven Keys]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' (also known as ''A Coming-Out Party'') (1961)
* ''[[Nearly a Nasty Accident]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (also as an associate producer) (1962)
* ''[[On the Beat (1962 film)|On the Beat]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1962)
* ''[[A Stitch in Time (film)|A Stitch in Time]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Father Came Too!]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Cavern (1964 film)|The Cavern]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'' (also as an associate producer) (1965)
* ''[[The Early Bird]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Doctor in Clover]]'' (also known as ''Carnaby, M.D.'') (1966)
* ''[[Gambit (1966 film)|Gambit]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]'' (also known as ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies'') (1969)
* ''[[Some Will, Some Won't]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Doctor in Trouble]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Sheba, Baby]]'' (as editor only) (1975)
* ''[[Paper Tiger (1975 film)|Paper Tiger]]'' (1975)
* ''[[North Sea Hijack]]'' (1979)

===Television===
* ''[[Man of the World (TV series)|Man of the World]]'' (2 episodes: "The Sentimental Agent" and "Double Exposure" (1962–63)
* ''[[The Sentimental Agent]]'' (1 episode: "The Scroll of Islam") (1963)
* ''[[The Poppy Is Also a Flower]]'' (TV film) (1966)
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974 film)|Dracula]]'' (TV film; as assistant editor only) (1974)
* ''[[The Pickwick Papers (TV series)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (12 episodes) (1985)

==Bibliography==
* ''Monte Carlo or Bust!: Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies'' (1969), {{ISBN|978-0-234-77341-3}}; film adaptation: ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''
* ''Paper Tiger'' (1974), {{ISBN|978-0-491-01631-5}}; film adaptation: ''[[Paper Tiger (1975 film)|Paper Tiger]]''
* ''Le Hold Up'' (1977), {{ISBN|978-0-491-02020-6}}.
* ''Esther, Ruth, and Jennifer'' (1979), {{ISBN|978-0-491-02107-4}}; film adaptation: ''[[North Sea Hijack]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|name=Jack Davies|id=0203766}}

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