Ronald Davidson
Ronald Anstuther Davidson Sr (July 13, 1899 – July 28, 1965) was an American
Born in Arizona and reared in Los Angeles, he was the son of Dr. Anstruther Davidson and author Alice Jane Merritt,[1] and had a younger brother, Merritt Thomas Davidson (1902-1991). He married his wife, Anita Merle (Collins) Davidson (1900-1972), also born in Aarizona, in 1937.[2]
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a member of Sigma Pi and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities,[3] he began his career as a short story writer.
Davidson worked on some feature films for
Ronald Davidson Sr died on July 28, 1965, in San Diego, California, a few days past his 66th birthday.[4] He was survived by his wife, Anita, two sons, 3 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. [5]
Screenwriter filmography
Movie serials
- The Painted Stallion (1937)
- S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937)
- Zorro Rides Again (1937)
- The Lone Ranger(1938)
- The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
- Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
- Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
- Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
- Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
- Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
- Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
- Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
- Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
- Jungle Girl (1941)
- King of the Texas Rangers (1941)
- Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc(1941)
- Spy Smasher(1942)
- Perils of Nyoka (1942)
- King of the Mounties (1942)
- G-Men vs The Black Dragon(1943)
- Daredevils of the West (1943)
- Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943)
- The Masked Marvel (1943)
- Captain America (1944)
- The Tiger Woman (1944)
- The Invisible Monster (1950)
- Desperadoes of the West (1950)
- Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
- Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951)
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion(1951)
- Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
- Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
- Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
- Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders(1953)
- Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954)
- Man with the Steel Whip (1954)
- Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
- King of the Carnival (1955)
Feature films
- Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
- The Fighting Devil Dogs (1943) (Feature version of the 1938 serial)
- Range Renegades (1948)
- Triggerman (1948)
- Cowboy Cavalier (1948)
- The Fighting Ranger (1948)
- Courtin' Trouble (1948)
- Across the Rio Grande(1949)
- Range Justice (1949)
- Roaring Westward (1949)
- Black Hills Ambush (1952)
- Satan's Satellites(1958)
- Missile Monsters(1958)
- Zorro Rides Again (1959) (Feature version of the 1937 serial)
Story writer (feature films)
- Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
- The Young and The Brave (1963)
TV series and films
- Commando Cody (1953 – TV series)
- The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956 – TV series) (episode: The Vengeance of Fu Manchu)
- Torpedo of Doom (1966 – TV film version of Fighting Devil Dogs 1938 serial)
- Sakima and the Masked Marvel (1966 – TV film version of The Masked Marvel 1943 serial)
- Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates (1966 – TV film)
- Target: Sea of China (1966 – TV film)
Associate producer filmography
- Haunted Harbor (1944)
- Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
- Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
- Federal Operator 99 (1945)
- The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
- The Phantom Rider(1946)
- King of the Forest Rangers (1946)
- Daughter of Don Q (1946)
- The Crimson Ghost (1946)
- Son of Zorro (1947)
- D-Day on Mars(1966) (TV – producer)
References
- ^ "United States Census, 1900". National Archives and Records Administration.
- ^ Hollywood Forever - Find a Grave
- ^ "Adytum on High" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 52, no. 3. Fall 1965. p. 191.
- ^ "United States Census, 1900". National Archives and Records Administration.
- ^ Denver Post obituary, March 29, 2007: Ronald Davidson Jr
External links
- Ronald Davidson at IMDb