Background
Davis, Jimmie Dan was born on January 12, 1940 in Magazine, Arkansas, United States. Son of Peter Jefferson and Zella Lee (Beam) Davis.
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Jimmie Dan Davis
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Bachelor of Arts, Arkansas Technology, 1962; Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1966.
Career
Copy editor, Des Moines Register, 1963-1966; professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1966-1967; professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1967-1969; professor, California State University-Long Beach, 1969-1974; founder, editor, Review Southern California Journalism, 1970-1974; deputy national editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1974-1977; weekend editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1977-1979; people editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1979-1980; features editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1980-1986; assistant managing editor features, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1986-1992; art and entertainment editor, Fort Worth Star Telgram, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member Sigma Delta Chi (board directors 1970-1974).
Connections
Married Mary Hope Evans, September 26, 1965 (divorced October 1970). 1 child, Peter Jefferson II. Married Phoebe Langdon Wood, November 10, 1973 (divorced November 1992).
Education
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1962
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1966
Career
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1963 - 1966
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1966 - 1967
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1967 - 1969
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1969 - 1974
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1974 - 1977
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1977 - 1979
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1979 - 1980
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1980 - 1986
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1992
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