Albert E. Lewin(1916-1996)

Screenwriter and producer Albert E. Lewin studied at the Chicago Art Institute and began his career in the 1930s as an animation artist for Walt Disney Studios, working on Snow White, Fantasia and Pinocchio. He soon turned to writing radio comedy, and wrote for Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Mickey Rooney, Eddie Cantor, Groucho Marx and Edgar Bergen. From the 1940's through the 90's Mr. Lewin wrote motion picture screenplays and more than 100 episodes of comedy TV series. His theatrical plays include Trashman, and A Gift Horse. He is the author of two books, The Glass Bed, and The Thesaurus of Slang, written with Esther Lewin. His work was honored 3 times by the members of the Writers Guild of America on their list of 101 Best Written TV Series.