Wayne Lewellen

Film producer

1944 – 2009

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Who was Wayne Lewellen?

Wayne Lewellen was an American film distribution executive and producer for Paramount Pictures.

A native Texan, Allen Wayne Lewellen began his career in 1965, aged 21, at Warner Bros.' Dallas branch. He began heading the distribution unit for the studio's motion picture group in 1986 and added foreign distribution to his duties in 1993.

During his tenure, he was responsible for distributing such films as Forrest Gump, Titanic, Top Gun, Fatal Attraction, Beverly Hills Cop and the Star Trek film series. Lewellen left the studio at the end of 2005, after reportedly having been forced out by film executive Brad Grey.

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Born
Feb 16, 1944
Died
Mar 27, 2009

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on July 23, 2013

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