Joseph H. Lewis

Film director

1907 – 2000

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Who was Joseph H. Lewis?

Joseph H. Lewis was an American B-movie film director whose stylish flourishes came to be appreciated by auteur theory-espousing film critics in the years following his retirement in 1966. In a 30-year directorial career, he helmed numerous low-budget westerns, action pictures and thrillers and is remembered for original mysteries My Name Is Julia Ross and So Dark the Night as well as his most-highly regarded feature, 1949's Gun Crazy, which spotlighted a desperate young couple who embark on a deadly crime spree.

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Born
Apr 6, 1907
Brooklyn
Also known as
  • Joseph Lewis
  • Wagon Wheel Joe
  • Joe
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • DeWitt Clinton High School
Lived in
  • Brooklyn
Died
Aug 30, 2000
Marina del Rey

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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