American screenwriter Valentine Davies wrote his first screenplay in 1941. Prior to that he had been a novelist and a playwright. His two most famous films are Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won an Oscar, and The Benny Goodman Story ... Read Full Biography
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The Benny Goodman Story
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It Happens Every Spring
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
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The Glenn Miller Story
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On The Riviera
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Miracle on 34th Street
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Miracle on 34th Street
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Bachelor in Paradise
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It Started with a Kiss
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Strategic Air Command
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The Hour of Stars: Miracle on 34th Street
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Sailor of the King
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Chicken Every Sunday
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You Were Meant for Me
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Miracle on 34th Street
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Three Little Girls in Blue
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| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1956 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Documentary Short Subject | House Without A Name | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Story and Screenplay | The Glenn Miller Story | Nominated |
| 1949 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Story | It Happens Every Spring | Nominated |
| 1947 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Original Story | Miracle on 34th Street | Won |
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