Jill Davis Explained

Birth Place:	Reading, Pennsylvania
Spouse:	Edward Conard m. May 13, 2000
Children:	daughter
Footnotes:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Jill A. Davis (born 1966) is an American author and television writer.^[4] She is a member of the Writers Guild of America. She was nominated for five Emmy awards for her six years of work as a writer for David Letterman.^[5] Her first novel, Girls' Poker Night (published by Random House in 2002), was a New York Times bestseller.^[6] It was published in five languages, and twelve countries. Her second novel, Ask Again Later, was published by Ecco in February 2007.^[7]

Biography

Davis, originally from Berks County, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Endicott College and Emerson College,^[8] majoring in creative writing. She holds an MFA in Fiction from NYU ^[9] and has an honorary Ph.D. in Arts & Letters from Endicott.^[10]

Prior to working in television, Davis was a newspaper reporter and columnist.^[11] 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.

She is married to Edward Conard and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.^[12]

Works

Novels

Book: Davis , Jill A. . Ask again later . 1st . New York . Ecco . 2007 . 978-0060875961 . 2006048613 .

Book: Davis , Jill A. . Girls' poker night : a novel . 1st . New York . Random House . 2002 . 0375505148 . 2001048227 .

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.
• 1995 David Letterman’s Book of Top Ten Lists and Zest Lo-Cal Chicken Recipesby David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al.
• 1996 Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Momby David Letterman, foreword by David Letterman and Jill Davis.

Short stories

• 2004 "New York" (in Girls' Night In, ed. Lauren Henderson, Chris Manby, Sarah Mlynowski,)
• 2004 "Sister Goddess Ruby" (in May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor, ed. Michael J. Rosen,)

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 Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) (writer)
• Half Magic, film (Nickelodeon Films) (writer)

Articles

• News: 10 Things You Don't Know About Women . Jill Davis . Jill A. . Davis . November 30, 2002 . Esquire.
• "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)

External links

• www.harpercollins.com Author bio
• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: WEDDINGS; Jill Davis, Edward Conard . . May 14, 2000 . 2012-05-09 .
2. Book: Jill A. Davis . Contemporary Authors Online . . . 2008 . 2012-05-10 . http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC1&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000176502&mode=view&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=baf7d57d59d6862412b7ff0afe137ac3 . GALE|H1000176502 . Contemporary Authors Online . Gale Biography In Context.
3. News: Laughing at life: Endicott grad infuses books with comedy . 2012-05-10 . March 8, 2007 . Rebecca Schoonmaker . Rebecca . Schoonmaker . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043004/http://www.endicott.edu/Media/Attachments/endicott/attachmentsadmin/1/jilldavis0307.pdf . March 4, 2016 . dead .
4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0996101/ IMDb listing
5. News: Scovell . Nell . The Lost Laughs of Letterman . Vulture (blog) . May 5, 2015 . November 16, 2016 .
6. News: Hardcover Fiction . 2012-05-10 . Best Sellers . March 11, 2007 . New York Times.
7. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70823289&referer=brief_results worldCat
8. Web site: Emersonians in the News . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719191301/http://www.samael.emerson.edu/news/emersonians_in_the_news.cfm?editionID=231 . 2011-07-19 . 2012-05-10 . July 2006 . Author and Emerson alumna Jill A. Davis ’88 was the commencement speaker at Endicott College this year. Davis, author of the 2003 novel Girls’ Poker Night, also received an honorary degree from Endicott. Girls Poker Night has been on the national bestseller list for the New York Times, New York Post, Miami Herald, and other outlets. Prior to her life as a novelist, Davis was a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, where she received five Emmy nominations. Her other credits include two network pilots for ABC, two screenplays for Paramount Pictures, and short stories..
9. Web site: Society of the Arch . NYU.edu . New York University . November 16, 2016.
10. http://64.25.240.88/en/WebAdmin_Announcements/AlumniAnnouncements.aspx "Women in Leadership Panelists: Endicott College Alumni/Development Announcements"
11. http://www.harpercollins.com/author/authorExtra.aspx?authorID=30340&displayType=interview Author Interview with Jill A. Davis from HarperCollins Publishers
12. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/30340/Jill_A_Davis/index.aspx HarperCollins Publishers Author Biography