Teo Davis
Teo Davis | |
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 Teo Davis and Ernest Hemingway at La Cónsula, 1959 | |
| Born | Timothy Logan Bakewell Davis April 18, 1951 Paris, France |
| Died | March 1, 2016 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | West Downs School Eton College (1970) |
| Period | 1973–2016 |
| Spouse | Diana Radway |
| Children | 0 |
Timothy Logan Bakewell Davis (born April 18, 1951) was an American writer who worked in Hollywood from the mid-1970s to his death.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]The elder of two children, Teo Davis was born in Paris. His father, William Nathan Davis, was “a wealthy patron of the arts from Indianapolis and a graduate of Yale".[2] His mother, Anne Bakewell Davis of Baltimore, was a distant descendant of John James Audubon, the French-born ornithologist, naturalist, and painter.[3]
Davis grew up in Málaga, Spain in his family villa, La Cónsula. [4]
During the summer of 1959, eight-year-old Davis befriended author and Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway, who was staying at his home. The story of their friendship was told in the book Looking for Hemingway; Spain, The Bullfights and a Final Rite of Passage.[5]
When he was thirteen, Davis left Spain to attend West Downs School in Winchester, Hampshire, and then Eton College in Windsor, England, from which he graduated in 1970.[6] Davis then headed to America after failing to gain acceptance into the University of Oxford.[7]
Career
[edit]In 1973, at the age of 21, Davis arrived in Texas, becoming a reporter for the state's largest newspaper, the Houston Chronicle. Although Davis had no reporting experience nor could he even type, he had an important Texas connection who arranged the job; Barefoot Sanders, former counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Teo Davis married Diana Radway in 1980 in Chelsea, London,[9] and their engagement was announced in The New York Times. However, they divorced in 1981.[10]
Death
[edit]Davis's worsening addiction to cocaine, heroin, crystal meth and other drugs became apparent to his friends in the mid-1980s; he was arrested several times for possession, and eventually died March 1, 2016 due complications with diabetes and heart failure caused by his struggles with substance abuse.[11]
Davis' longtime friend, Tracy Tynan, wrote: "Throughout his life he struggled with substance abuse, but for the last two years he had been sober. Sadly, his addictions had left him with a myriad of health problems and on March 1, his heart gave out. He was a funny, smart, infuriating, unique guy. He will be greatly missed."[12]
External Links
[edit]- The Story about Teo Davis and Ernest Hemingway
- Memorial to Teo Davis
References
[edit]- ^ "Timothy L. L. Davis to Wed Diana Radway in February". The New York Times. December 9, 1979 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961). Hemingway Signed Letter (". www.christies.com.
- ^ Castro, Tony (November 16, 2016). Looking for Hemingway: Spain, the Bullfights, and a Final Rite of Passage. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781493018222 – via Google Books.
- ^ Castro, Tony (2016). Looking for Hemingway; Spain, The Bullfights and a Final Rite of Passage, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 13.
- ^ Castro, Tony (2016). Looking for Hemingway; Spain, The Bullfights and a Final Rite of Passage, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
- ^ Castro, Tony (March 17, 2016). Looking for Hemingway: Spain, the Bullfights, and a Final Rite of Passage. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 9781493018215 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://teo-davis.muchloved.com/Lifestories/35417705, paragraph 13
- ^ Castro, Tony (2013). The Prince of South Waco: American Dreams and Great Expectations p. xi
- ^ www.ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8753/images/ons_m19801az-0955?. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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- ^ Memorial for Teo Davis, 2001-2016
- ^ Memorial for Teo Davis, 2001-2016: Lifestories