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David Lewis(1903-1987)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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David Lewis shared an intimate relationship with "Frankenstein" (1931) director James Whale for "twenty-plus" years (TCM, and supported by "Classic Monsters" website). Mr. Lewis removed his things from their home in 1952, when Mr. Whale informed him of a new lover, 25-year-old bartender Pierre Foegel, coming over to stay. Though separated, the two remained friends. Upon the death of Mr. Lewis in 1987, his ashes were interred in a niche across from Whale's ashes in the Columbarium of Memory at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
BornDecember 14, 1903
DiedMarch 13, 1987(83)
BornDecember 14, 1903
DiedMarch 13, 1987(83)
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Known for

Arline Judge in Flying Devils (1933)
Flying Devils
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1933
Bette Davis in Dark Victory (1939)
Dark Victory
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1939
Lon Chaney Jr., Tom Keene, and Dorothy Wilson in Scarlet River (1933)
Scarlet River
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1933
George Brent and Merle Oberon in 'Til We Meet Again (1940)
'Til We Meet Again
6.7
  • Producer
  • 1940

Credits

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Producer

  • Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg in More (1969)
    More
    6.4
    • executive producer (as David L. Lewis)
    • 1969
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint in Raintree County (1957)
    Raintree County
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Eleanor Parker and Bill Travers in The Seventh Sin (1957)
    The Seventh Sin
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Deborah Kerr and Van Johnson in The End of the Affair (1955)
    The End of the Affair
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer in Arch of Triumph (1948)
    Arch of Triumph
    6.3
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1948
  • David Niven, Barbara Stanwyck, and Richard Conte in The Other Love (1947)
    The Other Love
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert, and George Brent in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
    Tomorrow Is Forever
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Sonja Henie and Michael O'Shea in It's a Pleasure (1945)
    It's a Pleasure
    5.8
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1945
  • Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Córdova in Frenchman's Creek (1944)
    Frenchman's Creek
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1944
  • Ray Milland and Barbara Britton in Till We Meet Again (1944)
    Till We Meet Again
    6.9
    • associate producer
    • 1944
  • Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, and Dennis Morgan in In This Our Life (1942)
    In This Our Life
    7.3
    • associate producer
    • 1942
  • Claude Rains, Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings, Betty Field, and Ann Sheridan in Kings Row (1942)
    Kings Row
    7.5
    • associate producer
    • 1942
  • Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, and Jeffrey Lynn in Million Dollar Baby (1941)
    Million Dollar Baby
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1941
  • Bette Davis and Charles Boyer in All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
    All This, and Heaven Too
    7.4
    • associate producer
    • 1940
  • George Brent and Merle Oberon in 'Til We Meet Again (1940)
    'Til We Meet Again
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1940

Writer

  • Wade Boteler in Come on Danger! (1932)
    Come on Danger!
    5.7
    • screen play by
    • 1932
  • David Lewis in Sinner's Parade (1928)
    Sinner's Parade
    • story
    • 1928

Additional Crew

  • Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg in More (1969)
    More
    6.4
    • presenter (as David L. Lewis)
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • David L. Lewis
  • Born
    • December 14, 1903
    • Trinidad, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • March 13, 1987
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

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    After finding his partner James Whale floating dead in the swimming pool of their Santa Monica home, Lewis did not disclose Whale's suicide note until close to the time of his own death.

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