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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Arquette was born in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], the son of Mildred Nesbitt Le May and actor [[Cliff Arquette]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Lewis-Arquette.html |title=Lewis Arquette Film Reference biography |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=2016-12-09}}</ref> He was related to explorer [[Meriwether Lewis]], for whom he was named.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/feb/13/local/me-24843 |title=Lewis Arquette Obituary in Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2001-02-13 |access-date=2014-12-09}}</ref> His family's surname was originally "Arcouet", coming from his partial French-Canadian ancestry.<ref>''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', February 9, 2014, PBS</ref> His children are actors [[Patricia Arquette|Patricia]], [[Alexis Arquette|Alexis]], [[Rosanna Arquette|Rosanna]], [[David Arquette|David]], and Richmond Arquette. He is the former father-in-law of actress [[Courteney Cox]], film composer [[James Newton Howard]], and actors [[Thomas Jane]] and [[Nicolas Cage]]. Arquette frequently appeared in movies with his sons.
Arquette was born in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], the son of Mildred Nesbitt Le May and actor [[Cliff Arquette]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Lewis-Arquette.html |title=Lewis Arquette Film Reference biography |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=2014-12-09}}</ref> He was related to explorer [[Meriwether Lewis]], for whom he was named.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/feb/13/local/me-24843 |title=Lewis Arquette Obituary in Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2001-02-13 |access-date=2014-12-09}}</ref> His family's surname was originally "Arcouet", coming from his partial French-Canadian ancestry.<ref>''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', February 9, 2014, PBS</ref> His children are actors [[Patricia Arquette|Patricia]], [[Alexis Arquette|Alexis]], [[Rosanna Arquette|Rosanna]], [[David Arquette|David]], and Richmond Arquette. He is the former father-in-law of actress [[Courteney Cox]], film composer [[James Newton Howard]], and actors [[Thomas Jane]] and [[Nicolas Cage]]. Arquette frequently appeared in movies with his sons.


While living in Chicago, Arquette managed [[The Second City]] theater for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/lewis-arquette-interview|title=Item T0991:0001 - 0002 - Lewis Arquette interview|publisher=bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref> In 1970, the family moved to a [[Subud]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/movies/none-of-that-sultry-innocence-for-a-change.html|title=None of That Sultry Innocence For a Change|first=Dinitia|last=Smith|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 August 1995}}</ref> [[commune (intentional community)|commune]] (described by Patricia as a "hippie commune") in [[Front Royal, Virginia]]. His wife, Brenda Olivia "Mardi" ([[married and maiden names|née]] Nowak), died in 1997 from [[breast cancer]]. She was [[Jew]]ish and the daughter of a [[Holocaust]] refugee from [[Poland]], while Lewis Arquette, raised a Catholic,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/15769/Medium_Cool/ |title='Medium' Cool &#124; the Jewish Exponent |website=www.jewishexponent.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601041932/http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/15769/Medium_Cool/ |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> was a convert to [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/6855/|title=Arquette Reconnects|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=October 17, 2002|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crankycritic.com/qa/pf_articles/patriciaarquette.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010107215700/http://www.crankycritic.com/qa/pf_articles/patriciaarquette.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2001|title=Patricia Arquette - Cranky Critic® StarTalk - Movie Star Interviews|date=7 January 2001}}</ref><ref>[http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050508/050508arquettes.html USA WEEKEND Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120629012450/http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050508/050508arquettes.html |date=2012-06-29 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/patricia-arquette-the-not-so-dippy-hippie-412274.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/patricia-arquette-the-not-so-dippy-hippie-412274.html |archive-date=2022-06-14 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie|last=Hoggard|first=Liz|date=August 18, 2006|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>
While living in Chicago, Arquette managed [[The Second City]] theater for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/lewis-arquette-interview|title=Item T0991:0001 - 0002 - Lewis Arquette interview|publisher=bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref> In 1970, the family moved to a [[Subud]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/movies/none-of-that-sultry-innocence-for-a-change.html|title=None of That Sultry Innocence For a Change|first=Dinitia|last=Smith|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 August 1995}}</ref> [[commune (intentional community)|commune]] (described by Patricia as a "hippie commune") in [[Front Royal, Virginia]]. His wife, Brenda Olivia "Mardi" ([[married and maiden names|née]] Nowak), died in 1997 from [[breast cancer]]. She was [[Jew]]ish and the daughter of a [[Holocaust]] refugee from [[Poland]], while Lewis Arquette, raised a Catholic,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/15769/Medium_Cool/ |title='Medium' Cool &#124; the Jewish Exponent |website=www.jewishexponent.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601041932/http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/15769/Medium_Cool/ |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> was a convert to [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/6855/|title=Arquette Reconnects|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=October 17, 2002|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crankycritic.com/qa/pf_articles/patriciaarquette.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010107215700/http://www.crankycritic.com/qa/pf_articles/patriciaarquette.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2001|title=Patricia Arquette - Cranky Critic® StarTalk - Movie Star Interviews|date=7 January 2001}}</ref><ref>[http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050508/050508arquettes.html USA WEEKEND Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120629012450/http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050508/050508arquettes.html |date=2012-06-29 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/patricia-arquette-the-not-so-dippy-hippie-412274.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/patricia-arquette-the-not-so-dippy-hippie-412274.html |archive-date=2022-06-14 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie|last=Hoggard|first=Liz|date=August 18, 2006|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>

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Lewis Arquette
Born
Lewis Michael Arquette

(1935-12-14)December 14, 1935
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 2001(2001-02-10) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, producer
Years active1958–2001
Spouse
Brenda Olivia "Mardi" Nowak
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(m. 1963; died 1997)​
Children5, including Rosanna, Patricia, Alexis, and David Arquette
FatherCliff Arquette

Lewis Michael Arquette (December 14, 1935 – February 10, 2001) was an American film actor, writer, and producer. Arquette was known for playing J.D. Pickett on the television series The Waltons, on which he worked from 1978 to 1981.

Life and career

Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mildred Nesbitt Le May and actor Cliff Arquette.[1] He was related to explorer Meriwether Lewis, for whom he was named.[2] His family's surname was originally "Arcouet", coming from his partial French-Canadian ancestry.[3] His children are actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David, and Richmond Arquette. He is the former father-in-law of actress Courteney Cox, film composer James Newton Howard, and actors Thomas Jane and Nicolas Cage. Arquette frequently appeared in movies with his sons.

While living in Chicago, Arquette managed The Second City theater for several years.[4] In 1970, the family moved to a Subud[5] commune (described by Patricia as a "hippie commune") in Front Royal, Virginia. His wife, Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), died in 1997 from breast cancer. She was Jewish and the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland, while Lewis Arquette, raised a Catholic,[6] was a convert to Islam.[7][8][9][10]

Arquette died in Los Angeles, California, in 2001 at age 65, due to congestive heart failure.[11]

Filmography

Actor

Writer

  • The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show (1976) TV Series (writer)

Producer

  • The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show (1976) TV Series (executive producer)

Himself

References

  1. ^ "Lewis Arquette Film Reference biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  2. ^ "Lewis Arquette Obituary in Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2001-02-13. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. ^ Finding Your Roots, February 9, 2014, PBS
  4. ^ "Item T0991:0001 - 0002 - Lewis Arquette interview". bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  5. ^ Smith, Dinitia (20 August 1995). "None of That Sultry Innocence For a Change". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "'Medium' Cool | the Jewish Exponent". www.jewishexponent.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (October 17, 2002). "Arquette Reconnects". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Patricia Arquette - Cranky Critic® StarTalk - Movie Star Interviews". 7 January 2001. Archived from the original on 7 January 2001.
  9. ^ USA WEEKEND Magazine Archived 2012-06-29 at archive.today
  10. ^ Hoggard, Liz (August 18, 2006). "Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  11. ^ The Associated Press (14 February 2001). "Lewis Arquette, 65, Actor in Family of Performers". NY Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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