About David Joshua Davies
Lived 1877 – 1945 (aged 67–68). David Joshua Davies was a playwright.
David Joshua Davies (1877–1945) was a Welsh dramatist. His parents were John and Mary (née Evans) Davies. He began his career as an apprentice in an ironmonger's store in Swansea, but went on to earn his living as a shopkeeper, managing the Co-operative store in Llanarth for a while, and later a shop and the post office in Pont-rhyd-y-groes.
His writings include the play 'Maes y Meillion' (which won a prize at the National Eisteddfod in Neath in 1918), and the play 'Owen Glyndŵr'.
He died in 1945, and is buried in New Quay.
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Who was David Joshua Davies?
Welsh playwright (1877-1945)
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David Joshua Davies was born in 1877 in Llanwenog.
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David Joshua Davies died on 8 January 1945.
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David Joshua Davies was a playwright.
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