Morris Davis (composer)

Morris Cecil Davis (1 March 1904 – 13 November 1968) was a Canadian composer, arranger, and conductor.

A largely self-taught composer and orchestrater, he wrote more than 200 jingles for Canadian radio and television.

[1] Born in Ottawa, Davis began his musical education in Montreal where he studied the piano with such teachers as Nicholas Eichorn, Alfred La Liberté, and A.E.J.

In 1927 he co-wrote the review The Little Revue that Starts at 10 Past Nine with Robert E. Dolan which was premiered at the Orpheum in Vancouver.

He conducted several commercial orchestras and composed a number of jingles and film scores for radio and television.