Davies

American  

[dey-veez] / ˈdeɪ viz /

noun

1. Arthur Bowen 1862–1928, U.S. painter.

2. Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.

3. Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.

4. (William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.

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Davies British  

/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

1. Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)

2. Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004

3. ( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)

4. W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)

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Davies said he had not been with Smith at his appointment when he was first diagnosed because the couple thought it was just an "ordinary meeting" with the hospital.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Screenwriter Russell T Davies has described the death of his husband to an aggressive brain tumour as his "greatest loss".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

He said that when Smith returned home, he told Davies he had been diagnosed with cancer but could not remember what type it was.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Davies said that when his husband was first diagnosed Smith did a "remarkable thing" by deciding not to find out his prospects.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Roger Davies was watching her talk with a very dazed look on his face, and he kept missing his mouth with his fork.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling