About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1903-12-14
Place of birth:
Trinidad, Colorado, USA
Website:
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David Lewis

Overview

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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.

Known for

Writing
1932 Come on Danger! Writing Writer N/A
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1928 Sinners' Parade Writing Story N/A
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Production
2023 Static Codes Production Producer N/A
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1972 Le Feu sacré Production Producer 59
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1969 More Production Executive Producer 59
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1957 Raintree County Production Producer 59
Average
1957 The Seventh Sin Production Producer 58
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1955 The End of the Affair Production Producer 58
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1948 Arch of Triumph Production Producer 58
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1947 The Other Love Production Producer 59
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1946 Tomorrow Is Forever Production Producer 59
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1945 It's a Pleasure Production Producer 59
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1944 Frenchman's Creek Production Associate Producer 58
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1944 Till We Meet Again Production Producer 59
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1942 Kings Row Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1939 Dark Victory Production Associate Producer 61
Fair
1938 Four's a Crowd Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1938 Men Are Such Fools Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1936 Camille Production Associate Producer 61
Fair
1936 Riffraff Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1934 Stingaree Production Associate Producer 59
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1934 Two Alone Production Associate Producer 59
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1933 Blind Adventure Production Associate Producer 59
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1933 Headline Shooter Production Associate Producer 59
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1933 Cross Fire Production Associate Producer N/A
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1933 Scarlet River Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1933 The Cheyenne Kid Production Associate Producer 58
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Camera
1988 Dangerous Curves Camera Director of Photography 58
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Crew
1969 More Crew Presenter 59
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