Bill c davis biography

Bill C. Davis

Bill C. Davis passed away on February 26, 2021 after a brief illness. Bill was a playwright, author, actor, director and political activist, and was best known for his play Mass Appeal, which premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club and subsequently moved to Broadway in 1981; many productions in every corner of the country followed in later years, and a 1984 film version starred Jack Lemmon and Željko Ivanek.

Bill's other works include Dancing in the End Zone, Wrestlers, Spine, Avow, Coming2Terms, All Hallowed, Jeremiah Rules, Expatriate, Austin's Bridge, Concierge, Household Accounts, The Human Cocktail, Open For Me, The Sex King, SIP, Spine, Village Rites, and Visiting Day.

Bill was born in Ellenville, New York and grew up in the Hudson Valley.

He attended Catholic schools and graduated from Marist College cum laude. Upon graduation, he worked at Rhinebeck Country Village, a residential community for developmentally disabled and emotionally disturbed adul