Jay Lewis (director)
British film director and screenwriter (1914–1969)
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Jay Gardner Lewis (1914 – June 4, 1969)[1][2] was a British film director, producer and writer.
Born
1914
Jay Gardner Lewis
1914
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Died4 June 1969 (aged 54–55)
Occupations
- Film director
- film producer
- screenwriter
- film company co-founder
Jay Lewis | |
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| Born | Jay Gardner Lewis 1914 Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 4 June 1969 (aged 54–55) |
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Starting in the theatre, he joined British International Pictures in 1933.[1] In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Sydney Box.[3][4] He joined the Army Kinematograph Service in 1942, and subsequently began his feature film career with A Man's Affair (1949), using a crew mainly comprising ex-servicemen.[5]
He was married to actress Thelma Ruby.[2]
Filmography
- Crime Doesn't Pay (short, c.1935)
- Cooking Hints No.1: Oatmeal Porridge (Ministry of Information (MOI) short, 1940), director
- Cooking Hints No.2: Herrings (MOI short, 1940), director
- Cooking Hints No.3: Potatoes (MOI, short, (1940), director
- Cooking Hints: Steaming (MOI short, 1940), director
- Cooking hints: Casserole Cooking (MOI short, 1940)
- Liitle White Lies (short, 1940), director
- Queen's Messengers (MOI short, 1941), director, producer[6][7]
- Canteen on Wheels (short, 1941), director[8]
- The Soldier's Food (short, 1941), director[9]
- A-tish-oo! (MOI short, 1941), co-director, producer[10]
- The Roots of Victory (short, 1941), director
- Sea Cadets (short, 1941), director[6][11]
- Y.M.C.A. on Wheels (short, 1942), director
- Knights of St. John (short, 1942), director
- A Man's Affair (1949), director, writer, producer
- Morning Departure (1950), producer
- Front Page Story (1954), writer, producer
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956), director
- Invasion Quartet (1961), director
- Live Now, Pay Later (1962), director
- A Home of Your Own (1964), director, writer