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| birth_name = Lewis Ransom Foster
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| death_place = [[Tehachapi, California]], United States
| death_place = [[Tehachapi, California]], United States
| othername = L R Foster<br>L.R. Foster<br>Lewis Foster<br>Lew Foster
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| occupation = Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer
| occupation = Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer
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'''Lewis R. Foster''' (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) was an American screenwriter, film/television director, and film/television producer. He directed and wrote over one hundred films and television series between 1926 and 1960.
'''Lewis Ransom Foster''' (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974){{cn|date=March 2024}} was an American screenwriter, film/television director, and film/television producer.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9EdBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lewis+R.+Foster%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA231 | isbn=978-1-4766-0841-9 | title=The Art of Laurel and Hardy: Graceful Calamity in the Films | date=January 9, 2015 | publisher=McFarland }}</ref> He directed and wrote over one hundred films and television series between 1926 and 1960.{{cn|date=March 2024}}


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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===Director===
===Director===
* ''[[Double Whoopee]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Double Whoopee]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Berth Marks]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Angora Love]]'' (1929)
* ''Dizzy Dates'' (1930)
* ''Dizzy Dates'' (1930)
* ''Blondes Prefer Bonds'' (1931)
* ''Blondes Prefer Bonds'' (1931)
* ''Love Letters of a Star'' (1936)
* ''Love Letters of a Star'' (1936)
* ''The Man Who Cried Wolf'' (1937)
* ''[[The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937 film)|The Man Who Cried Wolf]]'' (1937)
* ''[[El Paso (film)|El Paso]]'' (1949)
* ''[[El Paso (film)|El Paso]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Lucky Stiff]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Lucky Stiff]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Manhandled]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Manhandled (1949 film)|Manhandled]]'' (1949)
* ''Captain China'' (1950)
* ''[[Captain China]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Passage West (1951 film)|Passage West]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Passage West (1951 film)|Passage West]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Hong Kong (1951 film)|Hong Kong]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Hong Kong (1951 film)|Hong Kong]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Tropic Zone (film)|Tropic Zone]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Those Redheads From Seattle]]'' (1953) filmed in 3-D
* ''[[Those Redheads From Seattle]]'' (1953) filmed in 3-D
* ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'' (1 episode, 1954)
* ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'' (1 episode, 1954)
* ''[[Crashout]]'' (1955)
* ''[[The Bold and the Brave]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' (2 episodes, 1955–1956)
* ''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' (2 episodes, 1955–1956)
* ''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'' (21 episodes, 1956–1957)
* ''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'' (21 episodes, 1956–1957)
* ''[[Tonka (film)|Tonka]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' (8 episodes, 1957–1960)
* ''[[The Sign of Zorro]]'' (1958)<ref name="imdb1">{{cite web |title = The Sign of Zorro |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054307/ |publisher=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
* ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' (10 episodes, 1957–1961)<ref name="imdb2">{{cite web |title = The Magical World of Disney |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046593/fullcredits |publisher = [[IMDb]] |accessdate = June 5, 2024}}</ref>


===Writer===
===Writer===
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* ''Broken Wedding Bells'' (1930)
* ''Broken Wedding Bells'' (1930)
* ''The Great Pie Mystery'' (1931)
* ''The Great Pie Mystery'' (1931)
* ''[[Air Eagles]]'' (1931)
* ''The Girl in the Tonneau'' (1932)
* ''The Girl in the Tonneau'' (1932)
* ''Cheating Blondes'' (1933)
* ''[[Cheating Blondes]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Stolen Harmony]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Stolen Harmony]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Two in a Crowd]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Two in a Crowd]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Magnificent Brute (1936 film)|The Magnificent Brute]]'' (1936)
* ''She's Dangerous'' (1937)
* ''She's Dangerous'' (1937)
* ''[[Tom Sawyer, Detective]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Tom Sawyer, Detective]]'' (1938)
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* ''The Adventures of Jim Bowie'' (5 episodes, 1956)
* ''The Adventures of Jim Bowie'' (5 episodes, 1956)
* ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'' (2 episodes, 1957–1961)
* ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'' (2 episodes, 1957–1961)
* ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' (3 episodes, 1959–1960)
* ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' (3 episodes, 1959–1960)<ref name="imdb2" />


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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|Best Writing, Screenplay
|Best Writing, Screenplay
|''[[The More the Merrier]]'' <small>(Shared with Richard Flournoy, Frank Ross and Robert Russell)</small>
|''[[The More the Merrier]]'' <small>(Shared with Richard Flournoy, Frank Ross and Robert Russell)</small>
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==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 4 July 2024

Lewis R. Foster
Foster in 1936
Born
Lewis Ransom Foster

(1898-08-05)August 5, 1898
Brookfield, Missouri, United States
DiedJune 10, 1974(1974-06-10) (aged 75)
Tehachapi, California, United States
Other namesL R Foster
L.R. Foster
Lewis Foster
Lew Foster
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer
Spouse
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(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

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Director

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Writer

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Awards and nominations

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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)

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References

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  1. ^ The Art of Laurel and Hardy: Graceful Calamity in the Films. McFarland. January 9, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4766-0841-9.
  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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  • Lewis R. Foster at IMDb
  • ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Lewis R. Foster at AllMovie
  • Lewis R. Foster at Find a Grave


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