Robert P. Davis (October 8, 1929 â€" November 7, 2005) was an American
author, screenwriter, and film director whose works are primarily
centered on aviation.His 1960 short film, Day of the Painter, won an
Academy Award in 1961 for Best Short Subject.Davis's 1976 novel The
Pilot, about an alcohol-abusing airline captain, served as the source
material for his screenplay for the motion picture of the same title,
released in 1980, in which Cliff Robertson acted out the lead role and
which Robertson also directed.
author, screenwriter, and film director whose works are primarily
centered on aviation.His 1960 short film, Day of the Painter, won an
Academy Award in 1961 for Best Short Subject.Davis's 1976 novel The
Pilot, about an alcohol-abusing airline captain, served as the source
material for his screenplay for the motion picture of the same title,
released in 1980, in which Cliff Robertson acted out the lead role and
which Robertson also directed.
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