Nick Davis (television and movie producer)

Nick Davis (born 1965) is a writer, director, and producer.

He is the son of film director Peter Davis and the late Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. His paternal grandparents were the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger and the screenwriter Frank Davis. His maternal grandfather was the screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. His brother, Tim, is a television writer. Davis lives in New York City with his wife, novelist Jane Mendelsohn, and their two daughters.

After graduating from Harvard University, Davis co-wrote the novel Boone with his friend Brooks Hansen.^[1] He then performed improvisational comedy and acting before moving to behind-the camera roles.

Early in his career, Davis co-produced 'The Language of Life with Bill Moyers' for PBS and produced 'Money and Power: The History of Business' for CNBC. Davis also directed the Emmy Award-winning 'Jack: The Last Kennedy Film' in 1993, which was produced with his father.^[2]

In 1998 he wrote and directed an independent film called 1999.^[3]

In 2001, he started Nick Davis Productions and has produced numerous television programs, including 'Making News,' which ran for two seasons on TV Guide Network.

In 2007, he wrote an episode of the ESPN Miniseries "The Bronx is Burning."

In 2009, he directed the film "Blood, Sweat + Gears," about the 2008 season of Team Slipstream, a cycling team devoted to riding clean and succeeding at the highest level of the sport. The film aired on the Sundance Channel. ^[4]

References

1. ^ New York Times Book Review, September 30, 1990 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DB163CF933A0575AC0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
2. ^ New York Times Article, March 5, 2002. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07EFDC1730F936A35750C0A9649C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22nick+davis%22+mankiewicz&st=nyt
3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205223/
4. ^ http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500336483

External links

• Nick Davis at the Internet Movie Database
• Nick Davis Productions
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