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Bruce Davis, Longtime Academy Chief Executive, Dies at 83
Bruce Davis was a leader of the group that runs the Oscars.
He worked there for more than 20 years.
He joined the Academy in 1981 and became its executive director in 1989.
He retired in 2011.
Davis died at age 83 after having leukemia.
He helped support the idea of creating an Academy museum.
That museum opened in 2021.
He also wrote a book about the Academy and investigated who may have first called the award statue “Oscar.”
Bruce Davis, who led the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for more than 20 years, has died at 83.
Davis died Saturday after a battle with leukemia, his wife, Joann, told The Hollywood Reporter.
He joined the Academy in 1981, became executive director in 1989, and retired in 2011.
During his tenure, Academy staffing grew nearly four-fold to 200, and he advocated for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Davis wrote a 2022 history of the Academy that supported Eleanore Lilleberg as the likely originator of the nickname “Oscar.”
- Who
- Bruce Davis, longtime chief executive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died at 83.
- What
- Davis died after a battle with leukemia following a career of more than 20 years leading the Academy.
- Where
- Davis was born in Washington, D.C.; his professional work centered on the Academy.
- When
- He died Saturday; the articles do not provide a calendar date. He served as executive director from 1989 until his retirement in 2011.
- Why
- His wife said he died following a battle with leukemia.
Key facts
- Age at death
- 83
- Cause of death
- A battle with leukemia
- Academy start
- Joined the Academy in 1981
- Executive director
- Served from 1989 to 2011
- Academy staffing
- Grew nearly four-fold to 200 during his tenure
- Academy Museum
- Opened on Wilshire Boulevard in 2021
- Book
- The Academy and the Award was published in 2022
Quotes
Bruce Davis
Former chief executive and executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
“I don’t think I’ve been bored for a minute in 30 years here. I feel like such a rube sometimes.”
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