Therese Lewis
Therese Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1911 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Died | June 28, 1984 (aged 72) |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.