Lewis R. Foster

Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer

Dorothy Wilson
(m. 1936⁠–⁠1974)
AwardsBest Writing, Original Story
1940 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974)[citation needed] was an American screenwriter, film/television director, and film/television producer.[1] He directed and wrote over one hundred films and television series between 1926 and 1960.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

Director

Writer

  • The Merry Widower (1926)
  • Wrong Again (Story, 1929)
  • Broken Wedding Bells (1930)
  • The Great Pie Mystery (1931)
  • Air Eagles (1931)
  • The Girl in the Tonneau (1932)
  • Cheating Blondes (1933)
  • Stolen Harmony (1935)
  • Two in a Crowd (1936)
  • The Magnificent Brute (1936)
  • She's Dangerous (1937)
  • Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Story, 1939)
  • Million Dollar Legs (1939)
  • Golden Gloves (1940)
  • The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
  • Adventure in Washington (1941)
  • I Live on Danger (1942)
  • Alaska Highway (1943)
  • The More The Merrier (1943)
  • Can't Help Singing (1944)
  • It's in the Bag! (1945)
  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
  • The Lucky Stiff (1949)
  • The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
  • Crosswinds (1951)
  • The Blazing Forest (1952)
  • Crashout (1955)
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (5 episodes, 1956)
  • Tales of Wells Fargo (2 episodes, 1957–1961)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (3 episodes, 1959–1960)[3]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Category Film
1940 Academy Awards Won Best Writing, Original Story Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1944 Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay The More the Merrier (Shared with Richard Flournoy, Frank Ross and Robert Russell)

[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Art_of_Laurel_and_Hardy/C9EdBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Lewis+R.+Foster%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA231&printsec=frontcover
  2. ^ "The Sign of Zorro". IMDb. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "The Magical World of Disney". IMDb. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

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