Therese Lewis

Therese Lewis was an American screenwriter, author, and producer who worked in radio, film, and television in the 1940s up through the 1960s.

Therese Lewis
BornSeptember 26, 1911
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
DiedJune 28, 1984 (aged 72)
New York City, New York, USA
OccupationScreenwriter, author, producer
Spouse(s)Hubbell Robinson (div.)

Biography

Originally intending to be an actress, Terry—as she was known to her friends—began her career as a player in the Cincinnati Stuart Walker Company before working in publicity, writing commercials, and then working as a story editor.[1]

She moved into radio when she began producing and editing Helen Hayes' Sunday radio program while writing articles for publications like Town and Country.[2][3][4][5] She eventually forged a successful career for herself as a film and television writer before becoming a producer on the '60s TV soap Peyton Place. She also served as script editor on the program NBC's Television Playhouse.[6]

She married Hubbell Robinson, a CBS executive she met while working in radio, in 1940.[7][8] After their divorce in the early 1950s, she dated actor Alexander Kirkland.[9]

She died of emphysema in New York City in 1984.[10]

Selected filmography

As a producer:

As a writer:

References
  1. "3 May 1941, Page 3 - The Akron Beacon Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. "29 Jun 1941, Page 19 - The Star Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  3. "14 Mar 1938, 5 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  4. "27 Dec 1941, Page 8 - Globe-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  5. "29 Apr 1941, Page 16 - The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  6. "17 Feb 1954, Page 32 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  7. "29 Sep 1974, Page 86 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  8. "5 Dec 1940, Page 42 - The Evening News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  9. "14 May 1952, Page 5 - Star Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  10. "1 Jul 1984, 43 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
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