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Therese Lewis

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Therese Lewis
BornSeptember 26, 1911
DiedJune 28, 1984 (aged 72)
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.

Biography

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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

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As a producer:

As a writer:

References

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  1. ^ "3 May 1941, Page 3 - The Akron Beacon Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. ^ "29 Jun 1941, Page 19 - The Star Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  3. ^ "14 Mar 1938, 5 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  4. ^ "27 Dec 1941, Page 8 - Globe-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  5. ^ "29 Apr 1941, Page 16 - The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  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.
  8. ^ "5 Dec 1940, Page 42 - The Evening News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  9. ^ "14 May 1952, Page 5 - Star Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  10. ^ "1 Jul 1984, 43 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.