Published Sep 7, 2026, 1:02 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 2 sources

Bruce Davis, Longtime Chief Executive of Film Academy, Dies at 83

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Davis served as the executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989 through 2011, and penned an authoritative history of the organization, 'The Academy and the Award,' published in 2022.