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A graduate of the University of California, Ronald Davidson tried to make a go as a rancher prior to entering the literary field as a short story writer. He turned to motion pictures in 1936 and went on to provide screenplays for a host of low-budget Westerns until appointed story director of Republic Pictures' serial division in 1943. From 1944 on, Davidson was also listed as associate producer on nearly all of the company's classic chapterplays, remaining with the serial unit until 1955 and King of the Carnival, the last chapterplay produced by Republic.