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Mort R. Lewis(1897-1991)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Editor
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Mort R. Lewis was born on 14 June 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962), Public Defender (1954) and Suspense (1949). He died on 21 May 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 14, 1897
DiedMay 21, 1991(93)
BornJune 14, 1897
DiedMay 21, 1991(93)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
The Lloyd Bridges Show
6.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Reed Hadley in Public Defender (1954)
Public Defender
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(as Mort Lewis, creator)
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer(as Mort Lewis)
Jim Backus in Hot Off the Wire (1960)
Hot Off the Wire
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Mort Lewis)

Credits

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Writer

  • The Governor & J.J. (1969)
    The Governor & J.J.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Maya (1967)
    Maya
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966
  • The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
    The Legend of Jesse James
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964–1965
  • Karen (1964)
    Karen
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Mort Lewis)
    • 1964
  • Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
    The Eleventh Hour
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1963
  • Combat! (1962)
    Combat!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1963
  • Our Man Higgins (1962)
    Our Man Higgins
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
    The Lloyd Bridges Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • Jim Backus in Hot Off the Wire (1960)
    Hot Off the Wire
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Mort Lewis)
    • 1961
  • Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Dennis the Menace
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Secret File, U.S.A. (1955)
    Secret File, U.S.A.
    6.5
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • additional dialogue (as Mort Lewis)
    • 1955

Additional Crew

  • Alvin Childress, Tim Moore, and Spencer Williams in The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
    The Amos 'n Andy Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • story editor (as Mort Lewis)
    • 1955

Editor

  • Milton Berle, Oliver Hardy, Johnny Cash, Bobby Darin, Ralph Edwards, Shirley Jones, Stan Laurel, and Jayne Mansfield in This Is Your Life (1950)
    This Is Your Life
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Mort Lewis)
    • 1954–1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • M. Lewis
  • Born
    • June 14, 1897
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 21, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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