Jill Davis

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Biography

Davis, originally from Berks County, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Endicott College and Emerson College,[5] majoring in creative writing. She holds an MFA in Fiction from NYU [6] and has an honorary Ph.D. in Arts & Letters from Endicott.[7]

Prior to working in television, Davis was a newspaper reporter and columnist.[8] After leaving the Late Show with David Letterman, she created and executive-produced a television show pilot for DreamWorks starring Tracy Pollan, Anna Says. She also wrote and published a number of screenplays, teleplays, short stories and magazine articles.

She is married to Edward Conard and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.[9]

Works

Novels

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Collections/humor

  • 1996 David Letterman’s New Book of Top Ten Lists and Wedding Dress Patterns for the Husky Brideby David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al. Template:ISBN
  • 1995 David Letterman’s Book of Top Ten Lists and Zest Lo-Cal Chicken Recipesby David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al. Template:ISBN
  • 1996 Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Momby David Letterman, foreword by David Letterman and Jill Davis. Template:ISBN

Short stories

Television and film

  • 2000 Drinking, Smoking, Fooling Around, a collection of short stories adapted as monologues (HBO Productions) (writer)
  • 1999 Mother's Helper, teleplay (Blue Relief, Inc.; Bob Kosberg Productions & Touchstone Pictures) (writer)
  • 1999 Anna Says, sitcom pilot (Dreamworks Television and Lottery Hill Entertainment) (creator, writer, executive producer)
  • 1998 The Group, sitcom (Blue Relief, Inc.) (creator, writer, executive producer)
  • 1996 The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special II (CBS) (writer)
  • 1995 The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special (CBS) (writer)
  • 1993-1996 The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) (writer)
  • 1992 The Late Show with David Letterman: Tenth Anniversary Special (NBC) (writer)
  • 1991-1993 Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) (writer)
  • Half Magic, film (Nickelodeon Films) (writer)

Articles

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  • "The Reason You're Still Single: Commitmentphobia Isn't Just a Guy Thing" (Cosmopolitan, Sept. 1 2002)
  • The Countdown (serialized novella later developed as Ask Again Later, USA Today Open Book, 2008)
  • "The North Shore's Literary Treasure, John Updike" (North Shore Life, August–September 1987, Vol VII, No. 4)

References

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  1. IMDb listing
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  4. worldCat
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  7. "Women in Leadership Panelists: Endicott College Alumni/Development Announcements"
  8. Author Interview with Jill A. Davis from HarperCollins Publishers
  9. HarperCollins Publishers Author Biography

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External links

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