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David Lewis (1903-1987)

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Alias:
David L. Lewis

Birthplace:
Trinidad, Colorado, USA

Born:
December 14, 1903

Died:
March 13, 1987

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  David Lewis (14 December 1903 in Trinidad, Colorado – 13 March 1987 in Los Angeles), born David Levy, was a prominent Hollywood film producer in the 1940s and 1950s, who produced such films as Dark Victory (1939), Arch of Triumph (1948), and Raintree County (1957). He worked for Warner Brothers, Paramount and M-G-M and was elected a vice president of Enterprise Productions, Inc. in 1946.  He was also the longtime companion of director James Whale from 1930 to 1952. Although they were separated at the time of Whale's death in 1957, Lewis later released the contents of Whale's suicide note. Whale was cremated per his request and his ashes were interred in the Columbarium of Memory at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. When David Lewis died in 1987, his executor and Whale biographer James Curtis had his ashes interred in a niche across from Whale's.  Lewis was portrayed in the 1998 film Gods and Monsters by David Dukes.

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
1933  Blind Adventure
1933  Cross Fire
1933  Headline Shooter
1933  Scarlet River
1933  The Cheyenne Kid
1934  Stingaree
1934  Two Alone
1936  Camille
1936  Riffraff
1938  Four's a Crowd
1938  Men Are Such Fools
1939  Dark Victory
1939  Each Dawn I Die
1942  Kings Row
1944  Frenchman's Creek

Director of Photography:
1933  Blind Adventure
1933  Cross Fire
1933  Headline Shooter
1933  Scarlet River
1933  The Cheyenne Kid
1934  Stingaree
1934  Two Alone
1936  Camille
1936  Riffraff
1938  Four's a Crowd
1938  Men Are Such Fools
1939  Dark Victory
1939  Each Dawn I Die
1942  Kings Row
1944  Frenchman's Creek
1988  Dangerous Curves

Executive Producer:
1933  Blind Adventure
1933  Cross Fire
1933  Headline Shooter
1933  Scarlet River
1933  The Cheyenne Kid
1934  Stingaree
1934  Two Alone
1936  Camille
1936  Riffraff
1938  Four's a Crowd
1938  Men Are Such Fools
1939  Dark Victory
1939  Each Dawn I Die
1942  Kings Row
1944  Frenchman's Creek
1969  More
1988  Dangerous Curves

Presenter:
1933  Blind Adventure
1933  Cross Fire
1933  Headline Shooter
1933  Scarlet River
1933  The Cheyenne Kid
1934  Stingaree
1934  Two Alone
1936  Camille
1936  Riffraff
1938  Four's a Crowd
1938  Men Are Such Fools
1939  Dark Victory
1939  Each Dawn I Die
1942  Kings Row
1944  Frenchman's Creek
1969  More
1988  Dangerous Curves

Producer:
1933  Blind Adventure
1933  Cross Fire
1933  Headline Shooter
1933  Scarlet River
1933  The Cheyenne Kid
1934  Stingaree
1934  Two Alone
1936  Camille
1936  Riffraff
1938  Four's a Crowd
1938  Men Are Such Fools
1939  Dark Victory
1939  Each Dawn I Die
1942  Kings Row
1944  Frenchman's Creek
1944  Till We Meet Again
1945  It's a Pleasure
1946  Tomorrow Is Forever
1947  The Other Love
1948  Arch of Triumph
1955  The End of the Affair
1957  Raintree County
1957  The Seventh Sin
1969  More
1972  Le Feu sacré
1988  Dangerous Curves
2023  Static Codes

Story:
1928  Sinners' Parade
1933  Blind Adventure
1933  Cross Fire
1933  Headline Shooter
1933  Scarlet River
1933  The Cheyenne Kid
1934  Stingaree
1934  Two Alone
1936  Camille
1936  Riffraff
1938  Four's a Crowd
1938  Men Are Such Fools
1939  Dark Victory
1939  Each Dawn I Die
1942  Kings Row
1944  Frenchman's Creek
1944  Till We Meet Again
1945  It's a Pleasure
1946  Tomorrow Is Forever
1947  The Other Love
1948  Arch of Triumph
1955  The End of the Affair
1957  Raintree County
1957  The Seventh Sin
1969  More
1972  Le Feu sacré
1988  Dangerous Curves
2023  Static Codes

Writer:
1928  Sinners' Parade
1932  Come on Danger!
1933  Blind Adventure
1933  Cross Fire
1933  Headline Shooter
1933  Scarlet River
1933  The Cheyenne Kid
1934  Stingaree
1934  Two Alone
1936  Camille
1936  Riffraff
1938  Four's a Crowd
1938  Men Are Such Fools
1939  Dark Victory
1939  Each Dawn I Die
1942  Kings Row
1944  Frenchman's Creek
1944  Till We Meet Again
1945  It's a Pleasure
1946  Tomorrow Is Forever
1947  The Other Love
1948  Arch of Triumph
1955  The End of the Affair
1957  Raintree County
1957  The Seventh Sin
1969  More
1972  Le Feu sacré
1988  Dangerous Curves
2023  Static Codes

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