Therese Lewis

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Therese Lewis
BornSeptember 26, 1911
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
DiedJune 28, 1984 (aged 72)
New York City, New York, USA
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, author, producer
SpouseHubbell 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.

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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:

As a writer:

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  6. ↑ "17 Feb 1954, Page 32 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  7. ↑ "29 Sep 1974, Page 86 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
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  10. ↑ "1 Jul 1984, 43 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
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