Carson "Kit" Davidson
Carson "Kit" Davidson
- Born: June 24, 1924
- Died: September 29, 2016
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Bio
Carson "Kit" Davidson passed away on September 29, 2016. Born on June 24, 1924 in Washington DC, Davidson was an extraordinary filmmaker with a dry wit and self-effacing manner who, well into his late 80s, was living life well in idyllic southwestern Vermont, at his Taconic Peaks Ramble hiking preserve. Kit composed the following autobiography, and we've used his words verbatim...
After three years involved with World War II and four involved with Antioch College, Carson Davidson arrived in New York bent on making films. Usual story – washing dishes at a Bickford’s Cafeteria by night, knocking on producers’ doors by day. Finally a job with a jaunty outfit called Dynamic Films, doing whatever needed doing. Nobody actually taught him anything, but they answered questions cheerfully, and that’s all that’s really needed.