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Davis Cup Championships

No matches in 1901, 1910, 1915–1918, and 1940–1945 The following table lists the results of the Davis Cup Championship finals, including the year, winner, runner-…

Brewer's: Davy's Sow

Drunk as Davy's sow. Grose says: One David Lloyd, a Welshman, who kept an ale-house at Hereford, had a sow with six legs, which was an object of great curiosity. One day David's wife,…

Geena Davis Biography

Geena Davis (Virginia Davis)actressBorn: 1/21/1956Birthplace: Wareham, Massachusetts   Versatile actress whose career has ranged from thoughtful roles in movies such as Thelma & Louise (1991)…

Bette Davis Biography

Bette Davis(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as…

Miles Davis Biography

Miles Davistrumpet player, jazz composerBorn: 5/26/1926Birthplace: Alton, Illinois A prominent jazz trumpeter of the 1950s and '60s who pioneered new styles such as cool jazz, hard bop and…

Mac Davis Biography

Mac Davissinger, songwriterBorn: 1/21/1942Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas Singer-songwriter who penned rock and country hits such as “In the Ghetto” and “I Believe in Music” for Elvis Presley,…

Ossie Davis Biography

Ossie Davisactor, director, screenwriterBorn: 12/18/1917Birthplace: Cogdell, Georgia Originally a stage actor and writer, he later wrote the screenplay for and directed the film Cotton Comes…

Marion Davies Biography

Marion Davies(Marion Cecelia Douras)actressBorn: 1/3/1897Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Comic actress whose career bridged the silent era and the emergence of “ talkies,” and was…

Ann B. Davis

Name at birth: Ann Bradford DavisAnn B. Davis was a television actress whose role as Alice-the-housekeeper in The Brady Bunch made her a 1970s pop culture icon. When the show debuted in 1969, Davis…

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Sammy Davis, Jr. was a genuine song-and-dance man: an expert tapdancer, crooner, impressionist and all-purpose entertainer. Davis is best remembered for his high-energy years as part of Frank Sinatra…