Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)

Born in Broad Clyst, Devon, England; educated at Cambridge University, where he was a first-class cricketer. Started writing for British films in 1934 (MISTER CINDERS). Other notable screen credits include LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT (also 1934), DANCE BAND, MUSIC HATH CHARMS, ONCE IN A MILLION and HEART'S DESIRE (all 1935), A STAR FELL FROM HEAVEN and THE TENTH MAN (both 1936).

After returning from World War II, Davies wrote (alone or in collaboration) TROUBLE IN THE AIR (1948), LAUGHTER IN PARADISE (1951), TOP SECRET (1952), CURTAIN UP (1953), HAPPY EVER AFTER (1954), DOCTOR AT SEA and AN ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY (both 1955), UP IN THE WORLD and JUMPING FOR JOY (both 1956), TRUE AS A TURTLE and HIGH FLIGHT (both 1957), THE SQUARE PEG and I ONLY ARSKED! (both 1958), FOLLOW A STAR, DON'T PANIC CHAPS!, INVITATION TO MONTE CARLO and THE UGLY DUCKLING (all 1959), IT STARTED IN NAPLES and THE BULLDOG BREED (both 1960), NEARLY A NASTY ACCIDENT, SEVEN KEYS and VERY IMPORTANT PERSON (all 1961), THE FAST LADY, ON THE BOAT and CROOKS ANONYMOUS (all 1962), A STITCH IN TIME and FATHER CAME TOO! (both 1963), SETTE CONTRO LA MORTE / THE CAVERN (1964), THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES and THE EARLY BIRD (both 1965), DOCTOR IN CLOVER and GAMBIT (both 1966), MONTE CARLO OR BUST (1969), SOME WILL, SOME WON'T and DOCTOR IN TROUBLE (both 1970), PAPER TIGER (1975), and NORTH SEA HIJACK (1979). Davies also wrote for television; his last project was the TV series "The Pickwick Papers" (1985). Father of TV producer-director John Howard Davies (b. 1939).  Nominated for Writing (Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1965: THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (w. Ken Annakin) 1 nomination