Jay Lewis

Jay Lewis
Born
Jay Gardner Lewis

1914 (1914)
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Died4 June 1969 (aged 54–55)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • film company co-founder

Jay Gardner Lewis (1914 – June 4, 1969) was a British film director, producer and writer.

Starting in the theatre, he joined British International Pictures in 1933. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Sydney Box. He joined the Army Kinematograph Service in 1942, and subsequently began his feature film career with A Man's Affair (1949), using a crew mainly comprising ex-servicemen.

He was married to actress Thelma Ruby.

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