Researching Garth Davis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 65810 people with the Davis surname? In that year Davis was ranked number 34 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Garth means "A Field, Garden" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Garth Davis on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Garth Davis and the Davis Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 71435 people with the Davis surname in the UK? Davis is now ranked number 52 for popularity in the UK. |
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Garth Davis
Garth Davis (born 1974, in Brisbane) is an Australian commercial, television, and film director, best known for directing episodes of the series Top of the Lake (2013), for which he received Emmy and BAFTA nominations. In 2008, he won a Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and a D&AD Yellow Pencil for the Schweppes commercial "Burst" and in 2010 he received a finalist nomination in the Directors Guild of America Award for Best Commercials Director.
He directed The Weinstein Company film Lion, in his feature film directorial debut, which premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was nominated for six Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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