Biography
Carlos Davis (born James Carlos Davis, 11 October 1948 – 24 September 2020) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and novelist. He was born in San Francisco, California, and attended The Allen-Stevenson School, The Riverdale School, the London School of Economics and Georgetown University.
Davis co-wrote the screenplay for the 1991 comedy Drop Dead Fred with Anthony Fingleton and served as executive producer on the film. He also wrote the 1982 television film Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and the story for the 2018 action film The Hurricane Heist, on which he was again executive producer. As a playwright he wrote the 1983 Broadway musical Preppies. He co-authored several novels with James LePore, including the national bestseller No Dawn for Men (2013). Davis lived in New York City.
