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Davis Grubb

Novelist, short story writer (1919–1980)
Person human Q2742535

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
July 23, 1919
Date of death
July 24, 1980
Place of birth
Moundsville
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
writer, novelist, screenwriter, science fiction writer
Award received
Athenaeum Literary Award[11]
Notable work
Night of the Hunter[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Grubb[13]
Given name
Davis[14]
P14750
3F4B-D5B4-E88D-3EB9-66DB[17]
Writing language
English[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Davis Alexander Grubb en Davis Grubb ar ديفيس غراب he דייוויס גראב ja ディヴィス・グラッブ ru Дэвид Грабб sv Davis Alexander Grubb
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000121173718
VIAF cluster ID
39145857779523020083
Library of Congress authority ID
n79072850
GND ID
123069920
Adelphi author ID
1713
AllMovie person ID
p310052
AlloCiné person ID
78164
Artnet artist ID
davis-grubb
Babelio author ID
35872
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12610745k
CANTIC ID
981058516749706706
CiNii Research ID
1140845216739851776
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DDB person (GND) ID
123069920
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u12142
Databazeknih.cz author ID
123302
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123069920
E-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID
84
FAST ID
38499
Film.ru person ID
devis-grabb
Freebase ID
/m/05tw9n
Goodreads author ID
202192
Harper's tag
davis-grubb
IMDb ID
nm0344181
ISFDB author ID
5783
IdRef ID
082687595
Ivi person ID
devid-grabb
KBR person ID
14120398
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
123069920
Kinobox person ID
864127
Kinopoisk person ID
204768
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05610632
NDL Authority ID
00441856
NL CR AUT ID
xx0141237
NLP ID
a0000001844639
NUKAT ID
n2005127505
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987008729407805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810558126105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4579866
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071228675
NooSFere author ID
-50064
Open Library ID
OL1008566A, OL7601198A
SBN author ID
RAVV032505
Scope.dk person ID
59303
Swedish Film Database person ID
153023
TMDB person ID
30533
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
grubb_davis
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058516749706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1292613
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
12395
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcRbrPHMRW3wKpcPMVDMP
Yale LUX ID
person/c9bd552a-103a-444c-aeca-0b395a204b27
ČSFD person ID
354763

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Occupation 4
writer, screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Films written 1
The Night of the Hunter
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Moundsville
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
The Night of the Hunter
Writing language 1
English
← After a work by 1
The Night of the Hunter
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Summary

Davis Grubb was born on July 23, 1919[1], in Moundsville[2]. He died on July 24, 1980[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], screenwriter[7], and science fiction writer[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include The Night of the Hunter[18], a literary work[19].

FAQs

Where was Davis Grubb born?

Davis Grubb was born in Moundsville[2].

Where did Davis Grubb die?

Davis Grubb passed away in New York City[4].

What did Davis Grubb do for work?

Davis Grubb worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], screenwriter[7], and science fiction writer[8].

What awards did Davis Grubb receive?

Honors received include Athenaeum Literary Award[11].

Related Entities

New York City The Night of the Hunter United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . web3.philaathenaeum.org. Retrieved . web3.philaathenaeum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 17d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'sv', 'ur']
    Harper's tag → davis-grubb
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3F4B-D5B4-E88D-3EB9-66DB
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