Background
Davis, Curtis Wheeler was born on June 14, 1928 in New Haven. Son of Malcolm Waters and Harriet Ide (Eager) Davis.
Television producer and executive
Davis, Curtis Wheeler was born on June 14, 1928 in New Haven. Son of Malcolm Waters and Harriet Ide (Eager) Davis.
Bachelor with special distinction in music, Columbia, 1949. Composition studies with, Nikolai Lopatnikoff, 1945., Jerzy Fitelberg, 1946.
, Dante Fiorillo, 1947., Edgard Varese, 1948., Otto Luening, 1949.
Production manager, W-N Recorder Corporation, 1949-1950; production assistant and production manager, Louis de Rochemont Associates, 1953-1958; production manager, Council Humanities, Boston, 1958-1959; with, National Ednl. television, New York City, 1959-1972; director cultural programs, National Ednl. television, 1965-1972; independent producer, 1972-1986; executive producer, ARTS, ABC Video Enterprises, 1981-1982; director programs, Arts, Hearst/ABC, 1982-1983; vice president programs, Arts & Entertainment Network, 1984-1986. Consultant Metropolitan Opera, Cable Arts Foundation, Mississippi Authority for Ednl. television, Connecticut Public television, Florida Public television, TCR, Paris.
Served with Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Member Broadcast Music, National Association television Arts and Sciences Clubs: Century Association (New York City). American (London).
Married Julie Patricia Karras, February 14, 1958. Children: James Wheeler, Melissa Nina.