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. She moved into radio when she began producing and editing

Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have w ...

' Sunday radio program while writing articles for publications like '' Town and Country''. 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 ''Television Playhouse'' is a half-hour American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC. The series aired from December 4, 1947 to April 11, 1948, generally appearing every third Sunday during its run. The program was in cooperation with ...

''. She married Hubbell Robinson, a CBS executive she met while working in radio, in 1940. After their divorce in the early 1950s, she dated actor

Alexander Kirkland William Alexander Kirkland (September 15, 1901, Mexico City, Mexico – 1986) was a leading man in Hollywood during the early sound era as well as a stage actor who starred in productions of the Group Theatre (New York), Group Theatre in New Yo ...

. She died of emphysema in New York City in 1984.

Selected filmography

As a producer: * '' Peyton Place'' (1964–1965) As a writer: * ''

Goodyear Playhouse ''Goodyear Television Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the first Golden Age of Television. Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the ''Philco Tel ...

'' (TV, 1957 episode "Rumblin' Galleries") * ''

Matinee Theatre ''Matinee Theater'' is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from October 31, 1955, to June 27, 1958. Its name is often seen as ''Matinee Theatre''. The series, which ran daily from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. E ...

'' (TV, 1956 episode "A Man and a Maid") * ''

Schlitz Playhouse ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'' is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to ''Schlitz Playhouse' ...

'' (TV, 1953 episodes "The Perfect Secretary" and "The Governess") * ''

Robert Montgomery Presents ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950, until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its eight-year run, and the title was altered to feature the ...

'' (TV, 1953 episode "The Wind Cannot Read") * ''

What a Woman! ''What a Woman!'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne. The screenplay concerns a literary agent Carol Ainsley's trying to transform her star client, Michael Cobb, i ...

'' (1943)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Therese 1911 births 1984 deaths Deaths from emphysema American women screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters American television writers Writers from Cincinnati Television producers from Ohio