Andy Lewis

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Andrew Kittredge Lewis (born August 5, 1925 in Lexington , Massachusetts - † February 28, 2018 in Walpole , New Hampshire ) was an American screenwriter .

Life

Lewis is the son of the logician and philosopher Clarence Irving Lewis . Lewis graduated from college in 1949 after serving in the Army.

Lewis has appeared as a screenwriter since the early 1950s and has been primarily involved in television series, including many Western productions. He gained his first experience as a writer on the television series Omnibus , an educational format developed by Robert Saudek that was funded by the Ford Foundation . It wasn't until the beginning of the 1970s that some films followed, including Klute . After this success, he developed various fabrics for the next 15 years, none of which were realized except for Big Rose (1974). Around 1985 he withdrew from the film business, he said he was burned out. He left Los Angeles for New Hampshire and devoted himself to developing his own house design, which he also patented. An intended economic success did not materialize.

His brother, David P. Lewis, who was ten years older than him, was also a screenwriter. Occasionally the two worked together.

For work on the script for Klute , Lewis and his brother were nominated for an Oscar in 1972 for Best Original Screenplay. They also received one nomination each for the 1972 Golden Globe Awards and the Writers Guild of America Award .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. hollywoodreporter.com, accessed January 31, 2019
  2. Interview with Andy Lewis on thenextreel.com, accessed January 11, 2016