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David L. Williams is a British film director, writer, and producer living in London. An active film campaigner in Rwanda (Genocide) [1] [2] and Liberia (Deforestation), his commercial work with the UK production house Shooting Pictures has led to collaborations with comedians including Dom Joly, Russell Brand, and Alistair McGowan ...
David Edward Williams OBE (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams (/ ˈ w æ l j ə m z /), is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly With Me (2010–2011).
David L. Williams is a British and American film director, writer and producer living in London. An active film campaigner in Rwanda (Genocide) and Liberia (Deforestation) his commercial work with UK production house Shooting Pictures has led to collaborations with comedians including Dom Joly, Russell Brand, and Alistair McGowan.
May 2, 2023 · David L. Williams wrote the screenplay Clementine which landed on the 2022 Black List. I had the opportunity to chat with David about his creative background, writing a Black List script, and the craft of screenwriting.
- Early Life and Family
- State Representative
- State Senator
- 2011 Gubernatorial Campaign
- Circuit Judge
- Notes
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The only child of Lewis and Flossie Williams, David Williams was born in Burkesville in Cumberland County, Kentucky, on May 28, 1953. Lewis Williams was a schoolteacher and basketball coach, but rural Cumberland County High School was unable to pay him sufficient salary to support his family; so he ran for clerk of the Cumberland County Fiscal Cour...
Immediately after finishing law school in 1977, Williams challenged the incumbent county judge in Cumberland County. Although Republicans had a 3-to-1 voter registration advantage in the county, Williams lost the election. His next run for public office came in 1984, when he challenged incumbent legislator Richard Fryman in the Republican primary e...
First term
After only one term in the House, Williams announced his candidacy for the state senate in 1986. The seat, representing the 16th district (Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor counties), was left open by the retirement of incumbent legislator Doug Moseley of Campbellsville. In the Republican primary, Williams defeated Taylor County Attorney Larry Noe, also of Campbellsville, by a vote of 6,695 to 6,032.In the general election, he beat Democrat Willard N. Smith by a vo...
Second term
After being re-elected in November 1990 without opposition, Williams challenged Rogers for the post of minority leader. The Republican Senate caucus, which gained three members in the 1990 elections, voted to retain Rogers, 6–5.Williams was subsequently stripped of several key committee positions. Williams considered running for lieutenant governor on a ticket with Congressman Larry Hopkins in 1991, but some within the party worried that Williams' support of the Kentucky Education Reform Act...
1992 U.S. Senate bid
In 1992, Williams announced he would seek the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Wendell H. Ford. In the Republican primary, Williams faced opposition from Philip Thompson, executive director of the Kentucky Republican Party and a previous president of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, and Denny Ormerod, a machinist from Louisville who ran only a limited campaign. Though Williams and Thompson represented opposing factions in the state Republican Party – Williams m...
On September 1, 2010, Williams announced he would seek the governorship in 2011. He ran unsuccessfully against Democratic Governor Steve Beshear on a ticket with lieutenant-governor nominee, state Agriculture Commissioner and former Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball standout Richie Farmer. A third perennial candidate in the field, Gatewood Galbrai...
Late in 2012, a seat on the Kentucky 40th Circuit Court, which includes Cumberland County, opened up when Eddie Lovelace died from a fungal infection apparently caused by tainted steroid injections. Williams was named to the three-person shortlist for the seat and was officially appointed by his former political rival, Governor Beshear, on October ...
Kleefeld, Eric (2011-11-04). "KY GOPer: I'm Not Criticizing Hindus – I'm Inviting Them To 'Love And Know Jesus'". TPM. Retrieved 2011-11-04.Baniak, Peter (1999-09-02). "Senate Leaders Rattle Their Sabers". Lexington Herald-Leader.Baniak, Peter; Jack Brammer (2000-04-16). "Session Spins to a Close in Frankfort". Lexington Herald-Leader.Baniak, Peter (1999-07-14). "Tied Senate Portends a Hot Session". Lexington Herald-Leader.Profile at Vote SmartThe Lane Report - One-On-One with David L. WilliamsLatino/Black, former pro gamer and D1 athlete -- David specializes in galactic concepts that are grounded in the real world with real people, as well as thrillers that leave you with a heart condition. David's goal is to write seriously dope movies that people will remember.
David L. Williams is known for Beyond the Pole (2009), Flyfishing (2002) and Angels at My Bedside (1998).
