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Director. Years active. 1943–1977. Lewis Allen (25 December 1905 – 3 May 2000) was a British-born director whose credits included classic television series and a diverse range of films. Allen worked mainly in the United States, working on Broadway and directing 18 feature films between 1944 and 1959. From the mid-1950s he moved increasingly ...
- Director
- 25 December 1905, Oakengates, Shropshire, England, U.K.
- 1943–1977
- 3 May 2000 (aged 94), Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Lewis Allen. Director: The 20th Century-Fox Hour. Born in England on Christmas Day, 1905, Lewis Allen first came on the show-biz scene when he was appointed executive in charge of West End and Broadway stage productions for famed impresario Gilbert Miller.
- Director, Production Manager, Producer
- December 25, 1905
- Lewis Allen
- May 3, 2000
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5 days ago · Lewis Allen (born December 25, 1905, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, England—died May 3, 2000, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) British-born director whose credits included classic television series and a diverse range of films. Allen acted and directed onstage in England before moving to the United States to work as an assistant director at ...
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May 3, 2000 · Biography. After a career as stage actor and director in England and later the USA, apprenticed at Paramount and directed his first feature film in 1943, the chilling, subdued ghost story, "The Uninvited." Although British, Allen filmed two slices of Americana: "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" (1944), and "Those Endearing Young Charms" (1945 ...
May 10, 2000 · Lewis Allen, film director, dies at age 94; photo (M) ... a London literary agent, died in 1969. He is survived by his second wife, the former Trudy Colmar; a son, Jon Lewis Allen of Dallas; three ...
May 13, 2000 · Allen, whose first wife Dorothy Skinner, a London literary agent, died in 1969, is survived by his second wife, Trudy, and a son. Lewis Allen, stage, film and television director, born December 25 ...
Oct 29, 2013 · An Interview with Lewis Allen. The following is excerpted from an interview that was conducted in 1997 and included in Tom Weaver’s 2004 book Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Flashbacks. T his interview may be about ghosts—in fact, about one of the earliest and best ghost movies ever made—but rest assured that it’s not an interview with ...
