Allen Wayne Lewellen (February 16, 1944 – March 27, 2009)
Social Security Death Index records under the name Allen W Lewellen
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Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
.
A native Texan, Lewellen began his career in 1965, aged 21, at Warner Bros.' Dallas branch. He began heading the distribution unit for the studio's motion picture group in 1986 and added foreign distribution to his duties in 1993.
During his tenure, he was responsible for distributing such films as ''Forrest Gump
''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and ...
'', '' Titanic'', ''Top Gun
''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an a ...
'', ''Fatal Attraction
''Fatal Attraction'' is a 1987 American psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden, based on his 1980 short film '' Diversion''. Starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer, the film centers ...
'', '' Beverly Hills Cop'' and the ''Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' film series. Lewellen left the studio at the end of 2005, after reportedly having been forced out by film executive Brad Grey.
Death
Lewellen died on March 27, 2009, aged 65, following a short battle with cancer at his home in Westlake Village, California
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. He was survived by his wife, Rosemary Lewellen; three sons, six grandchildren, one brother (Jesse Lewellyn) and two sisters (Addie Ruth Lewellen-Poteet, Betty Lewellen-Hill).
References
External links
Tribute to Wayne Lewellen
''Hollywood Reporter''
1944 births
2009 deaths
Film producers from California
American people of Welsh descent
Film distributors (people)
Deaths from cancer in California
Mass media people from Dallas
People from Westlake Village, California
Place of birth missing
Film producers from Texas
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