Known for movies
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
as Writer
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
as Writer
Fools' Parade (1971)
as Writer
Night of the Hunter (1991)
as Writer
Short Info
| Died | July 24, 1980, New York City, New York, United States |
| Fact | Attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), 1938-1939. |
Davis Grubb was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on July 18, 1923. His father was a Baptist minister and his mother was a schoolteacher. He had two brothers and one sister. He was educated in the public schools of Charleston and graduated from high school in 1941. He then attended Morris Harvey College (now the University of Charleston) for one year before transferring to Marshall College (now Marshall University). He graduated from Marshall in 1945 with a bachelor’s degree in English.
After graduation, Grubb worked as a reporter for the Charleston Gazette and as a public relations specialist for the West Virginia Department of Health. In 1950, he began working as a freelance writer. His first novel, The Night of the Hunter, was published in 1953. The book was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955, directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum.
Grubb’s other novels include Fools’ Parade (1961), The Intruder (1962), and The Watchers (1964). His short stories have been collected in several anthologies, including The Night of the Hunter and Other Stories (1955) and The Intruder and Other Stories (1963).
Grubb died of cancer on September 17, 1980, at the age of 57.
General Info
| Full Name | Davis Grubb |
| Died | July 24, 1980, New York City, New York, United States |
| Profession | Novelist |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering |
| Nationality | American |
Accomplishments
| Nominations | National Book Award for Fiction |
| Movies | Fools' Parade, The Night of the Hunter |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), 1938-1939. |
Movies
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night of the Hunter | 1991 | TV Movie novel | |
| Darkroom | 1981 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Fools' Parade | 1971 | novel "Fools' Parade" | |
| Night Gallery | 1971 | TV Series short story "The Horsehair Trunk" - 1 episode | |
| The Cheyenne Social Club | 1970 | novel | |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | TV Series short story - 1 episode, 1965 from the story by - 1 episode, 1964 | ||
| Studio 57 | 1957 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| The Night of the Hunter | 1955 | based on the novel by |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Night of the Hunter | 1955 | lyrics: "Hing, Hang, Hung" 1955 uncredited, "Once Upon a Time There Was a Pretty Fly" 1955 uncredited, "The Lullabye" accompanying the barn-scene |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
