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Jay Lewis(1914-1969)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Jay Lewis was born in 1914 in Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for A Man's Affair (1949), The Baby and the Battleship (1956) and Front Page Story (1954). He died on 4 June 1969 in London, England, UK.
Bornc. 1914
DiedJune 4, 1969
Bornc. 1914
DiedJune 4, 1969
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A Man's Affair (1949)
A Man's Affair
5.4
  • Director(as Jay Gardner Lewis)
  • 1949
The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
The Baby and the Battleship
5.4
  • Director
  • 1956
Front Page Story (1954)
Front Page Story
6.8
  • Producer
  • 1954
A Home of Your Own (1964)
A Home of Your Own
6.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • A Home of Your Own (1964)
    A Home of Your Own
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Ian Hendry and June Ritchie in Live Now - Pay Later (1962)
    Live Now - Pay Later
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Invasion Quartet (1961)
    Invasion Quartet
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    The Baby and the Battleship
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1956
  • A Man's Affair (1949)
    A Man's Affair
    5.4
    • Director (as Jay Gardner Lewis)
    • 1949
  • Y.M.C.A. On Wheels
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Canteen on Wheels (1941)
    Canteen on Wheels
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Queen's Messengers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Naval Operations (1942)
    Sea Cadets
    Short
    • Director (as Jay Gardener Lewis)
    • 1941
  • The Roots of Victory
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Cookery Hints: Oatmeal Porridge (1940)
    Cookery Hints: Oatmeal Porridge
    6.7
    Short
    • Director (as Jay Gardner Lewis)
    • 1940
  • Cookery Hints: Potatoes
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Cooking Hints: Herrings
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Cooking Hints: Steaming
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940

Producer

  • The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    The Baby and the Battleship
    5.4
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Front Page Story (1954)
    Front Page Story
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Richard Attenborough, Helen Cherry, James Hayter, John Mills, Lana Morris, and Nigel Patrick in Operation Disaster (1950)
    Operation Disaster
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1950
  • A Man's Affair (1949)
    A Man's Affair
    5.4
    • producer (as Jay Gardner Lewis)
    • 1949
  • A House on a Hill
    Short
    • producer (as Jay Gardner Lewis)
    • 1947
  • Midnight Taxi (1946)
    Midnight Taxi
    6.2
    Short
    • producer (as Jay Gardner Lewis)
    • 1946
  • A-tish-oo (1941)
    A-tish-oo
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Dai Jones
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Queen's Messengers
    Short
    • producer
    • 1941

Writer

  • A Home of Your Own (1964)
    A Home of Your Own
    6.6
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1964
  • The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    The Baby and the Battleship
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Front Page Story (1954)
    Front Page Story
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • A Man's Affair (1949)
    A Man's Affair
    5.4
    • writer (as Jay Gardner Lewis)
    • 1949
  • Naval Operations (1942)
    Sea Cadets
    Short
    • Writer (as Jay Gardener Lewis)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jay Gardener Lewis
  • Born
    • c. 1914
    • Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 4, 1969
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Working in the film industry from 1931, he co-founded Verity Films with Sydney Box in 1940.

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