Cover Girl (1944)

Born in New Jersey, USA. Cinematographer who began in silent films with THE SOUL OF KURA SAN (1916) for Jesse Lasky. Other notable non-nominated credits include THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY (1937), VALLEY OF THE GIANTS (1938), HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE (1939), WESTERN UNION and MOON OVER MIAMI (both 1941), SPANISH FIESTA (1942), THE DESPERADOES (1943) and A SONG TO REMEMBER (1945). Davey was associate director of photography for THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) and additional cinematographer for DUEL IN THE SUN.  Special Award 1938: "For the color cinematography of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, SWEETHEARTS." Winners presented Plaques. (w. Oliver T. Marsh)  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1940: BITTER SWEET (w. Oliver T. Marsh)  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1943: HELLO FRISCO, HELLO (w. Charles G. Clarke)  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1944: COVER GIRL (w. Rudolph Maté) 3 nominations, 1 Special Award