Edward Lewis (producer)


Edward Lewis was an American film producer and writer.

Biography

Lewis was born in Camden, New Jersey to Max Klein and Florence Lewis. Before graduating, Lewis went to Bucknell University, and then to dental school. Before graduating, he served in the United States Army in England as a Captain, at a military hospital. After World War II, he lived in Los Angeles, where he married Mildred Gerchik; they had two daughters. He died at his home in Los Angeles, California.

Career

He was known for his collaborations with John Frankenheimer, producing or executive producing nine films with him. He is best known for producing Spartacus with Kirk Douglas. Lewis also wrote several books.
With Spartacus, Lewis contributed to ending the Hollywood blacklist by commissioning Dalton Trumbo to write the screenplay and 'fronting' for him, only revealing the subterfuge to Universal-International when Sparatacus was nearly completed. Trumbo is reported to have written of Lewis that he "risked his name to help a man who’d lost his name".

Film Credits

Drama