Nick Davis is a man who is a triple threat in the entertainment industry as he is An accomplished writer, director, and producer, He got his start in film and television by interning on Ken Burns’ 1995 Emmy Award winning Outstanding Informational Series: Baseball ’ In addition to his work with Burns, which included jobs on ‘Cornerstone’ and ‘The West,’ He worked for filmmaker David Grubin, producing ‘Money and Power: The History of Business’ for CNBC.He also directed the Emmy Award-winning ‘Jack: The Last Kennedy Film’ in 1993, produced with his father, Peter Davis.In 1998, He wrote and directed ‘1999,’ a black comedy feature film starring Jennifer Garner, Dan Futterman, and Amanda Peet, which aired on the Sundance Channel. The film was screened at over 20 film festivals worldwide. Besides his father who we already mentioned, – his grandfather was Herman J. Mankiewicz, who co-wrote what is Considered by many critics, filmmakers, and fans to be the greatest film of all time, Citizen Kane which is universally praised for its cinematography, music, editing and narrative structure, which have been considered innovative and precedent-setting. His Latest film Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” explores not only the Baseball Hall of Famer’s remarkable on-field accomplishments but also his complicated relationships with his family, teammates, press, fans and himself. It premieres Monday, July 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS), and marks the first baseball subject in the series’ 32-year history. He joins Mark and AJ to talk about the film.
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