Therese Lewis
Therese Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1911 New York City, New York , USA |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, author, producer |
| Spouse | Hubbell Robinson (div.) |
Therese Lewis (1911-1984) was an American screenwriter, author, and producer who worked in radio, film, and television in the 1940s up through the 1960s.
Biography
Originally intending to be an actress, Lewis began her career as a player in the Cincinnati Stuart Walker Company before working in publicity, writing commercials, and then working as a story editor.[1]
She moved into radio when she began producing and editing Helen Hayes' Sunday radio program while writing articles for publications like Town and Country.[2][3][4][5] She eventually forged a successful career for herself as a film and television writer before becoming a producer on the '60s TV soap Peyton Place. She also served as script editor on the program NBC's Television Playhouse.[6]
She married Hubbell Robinson, a CBS executive she met while working in radio, in 1940.[7][8] After their divorce in the early 1950s, she dated actor Alexander Kirkland.[9]
She died of emphysema in New York City in 1984.[10]
Selected filmography
As a producer:
- Peyton Place (1964–1965)
As a writer:
- Goodyear Playhouse (TV, 1957 episode "Rumblin' Galleries")
- Matinee Theatre (TV, 1956 episode "A Man and a Maid")
- Schlitz Playhouse (TV, 1953 episodes "The Perfect Secretary" and "The Governess")
- Robert Montgomery Presents (TV, 1953 episode "The Wind Cannot Read")
- What a Woman! (1943)
References
- ^ "3 May 1941, Page 3 - The Akron Beacon Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "29 Jun 1941, Page 19 - The Star Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "14 Mar 1938, 5 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "27 Dec 1941, Page 8 - Globe-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "29 Apr 1941, Page 16 - The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "17 Feb 1954, Page 32 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "29 Sep 1974, Page 86 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "5 Dec 1940, Page 42 - The Evening News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "14 May 1952, Page 5 - Star Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "1 Jul 1984, 43 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.