Jill Davis
Jill A. Davis (born 1966) is an American author and television writer.[1] She is a member of the Writers Guild of America. She was nominated for 5 Emmy awards for her 6 years of work as a writer for David Letterman. Her first novel, Girls' Poker Night (published by Random House in 2002), ISBN 0375505148, was a New York Times bestseller.[2] It was published in 5 languages, and twelve countries. Her second novel, Ask Again Later, ISBN 9780060875961, was published by Ecco in February 2007, and is now held by almost 900 libraries.[3]
Prior to working in television, Davis was a newspaper reporter and columnist.[4] After leaving the Late Show with David Letterman, she created and executive-produced a television show pilot for Dreamworks starring Tracy Pollan, Anna Says. She also wrote and published a number of screenplays, teleplays, short stories and magazine articles.
Davis, originally from Berks County, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Endicott College and Emerson College,[5] majoring in creative writing. She has an honorary Ph.D. in Arts & Letters from Endicott.[6] She is married and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.[7]
Works
Novels
- 2007 Ask Again Later ISBN 978-0-06-087596-1, ISBN 978-0-06-087597-8 (hardcover)
- 2002 Girls' Poker Night ISBN 0-375-50514-8 (hardcover)
Collections/humor
- 1996 David Letterman’s New Book of Top Ten Lists and Wedding Dress Patterns for the Husky Brideby David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al. ISBN 0-553-10243-5
- 1995 David Letterman’s Book of Top Ten Lists and Zest Lo-Cal Chicken Recipesby David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al. ISBN 0-553-10222-2
- 1996 Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Momby David Letterman, foreword by David Letterman and Jill Davis. ISBN 0-671-00060-8
Short stories
- 2004 "New York" (in Girls' Night In, ed. Lauren Henderson, Chris Manby, Sarah Mlynowski, ISBN 0-373-25074-6)
- 2004 "Sister Goddess Ruby" (in May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor, ed. Michael J. Rosen, ISBN 0-06-051626-7)
Television and film
- 2000 Drinking, Smoking, Fooling Around, a collection of short stories adapted as monologues (HBO Productions) (writer)
- 1999 Mother's Helper, teleplay (Blue Relief, Inc.; Bob Kosberg Productions & Touchstone Pictures) (writer)
- 1999 Anna Says, sitcom pilot (Dreamworks Television and Lottery Hill Entertainment) (creator, writer, executive producer)
- 1998 The Group, sitcom (Blue Relief, Inc.) (creator, writer, executive producer)
- 1996 The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special II (CBS) (writer)
- 1995 The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special (CBS) (writer)
- 1993-1996 The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) (writer)
- 1992 The Late Show with David Letterman: Tenth Anniversary Special (NBC) (writer)
- 1991-1993 The Late Show with David Letterman (NBC) (writer)
- Half Magic, film (Nickelodeon Films) (writer)
Articles
- "10 Things You Don't Know About Women: Jill Davis" (Esquire, November 30, 2002)
- "The Reason You're Still Single: Commitmentphobia Isn't Just a Guy Thing" (Cosmopolitan, Sept. 1 2002)
- The Countdown (serialized novella later developed as Ask Again Later, USA Today Open Book, 2008)
- "The North Shore's Literary Treasure, John Updike" (North Shore Life, August–September 1987, Vol VII, No. 4)
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