George Davis (April 17, 1914 - October 3, 1998) was a celebrated art director who began his career at 20th Century Fox and won Oscars for his work on The Robe (1953) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959). He was nominated an additional 15 times. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The term art director, is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... The Robe, a 1942 historical novel featuring the Crucifixion, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Cover of the diarys Definitive Edition, 1995. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His first film was Joseph L. Mankiewicz's fantasy The Ghost and Mrs. Muir in 1947, a director for whom he frequently worked, notably on House of Strangers (1949), All About Eve and No Way Out (both 1950) and Five Fingers (1952). Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909–February 6, 1993) was an American Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer. ... The Ghost and Mrs. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... House of Strangers is the first of three film versions of Jerome Weidmans novel Ill Never Go Home Any More, each scripted by Philip Yordan. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... All About Eve is a 1950 movie drama written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, from the story The Wisdom of Eve, by Mary Orr. ... There are different things named No Way Out: No Way Out is a 1950 movie starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Original cinema poster 5 Fingers, known also as Five Fingers, is a 1952 20th Century Fox spy film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Otto Lang. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Davis was also heavily involved in some of the big religious productions of the mid-50s, such as Demetrius and the Gladiators and The Egyptian (both 1954). Demetrius and the Gladiators was a 1954 drama film that was a sequel to The Robe. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Davis also worked extensively in TV on such shows as The Twilight Zone and The Man from UNCLE. The Twilight Zones original opening The Twilight Zone was a television anthology series created (and often written) by its narrator and host Rod Serling. ... Rare childrens storybook based upon Left to right: David McCallum, Robert Vaughn, and Leo G. Carroll. ...

External links

• George Davis (art director) at the Internet Movie Database