ows ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Human ities ▁Category : Austral ian ▁National ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Austral ian ▁National ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : R MIT ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Br is b ane ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Category : Austral ian ▁people ▁of ▁Scottish ▁descent ▁Category : Austral ian ▁art ▁gallery ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁B lev ins ▁Davis ▁( 1 9 0 3 - J uly ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁play w right ▁and ▁the atr ical ▁producer . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁B lev ins ▁Davis , ▁the ▁only ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁A . ▁Davis ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Independ ence , ▁Missouri . ▁Davis ▁grew ▁up ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁family ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁and ▁White ▁House ▁visitor ▁of ▁Harry , ▁B ess ▁and ▁Margaret . ▁ ▁Education ▁Davis ▁attended ▁old ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Junior ▁College ▁and , ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁After ▁teaching ▁in ▁Independ ence , ▁Davis ▁studied ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Davis ▁returned ▁to ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁William ▁Chris man ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁at ▁N BC ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁the ▁Edu c ational