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Foster, Lewis R., 1898-1974

[Lewis R. Foster (1898-1974) was an American film director and screenwriter.]

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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89009018

Additional Information

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no89009018

Birth Date
Death Date
Birth Place
Associated Language
Field of Activity
Motion pictures--Production and direction
Television--Production and direction
(lcsh) Motion picture authorsip
Television authorship

Occupation
Motion picture producers and directors
Television producers and directors
Screenwriters
Television writers

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno+89009018#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Foster, Lewis R
Lewis R. Foster Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

found: Mr. Smith goes to Washington, 1940:t.p. (story by Lewis R. Foster)

found: Sons of the Legion [MP] 1938:credits (original story and screenplay by Lewis Foster)

found: Perf. arts biog. master index, c1981(Foster, Lewis; Foster, Lewis R.; b. 1898 (1 source); b. 1899 (1 source); b. 1900 (2 sources); d. 1974)

found: IMDB, May 25, 2011(Lewis R. Foster; L.R. Foster; Lewis Foster; Lew Foster; b. August 5, 1898 in Brookfield, Mo.; d. June 10, 1974 (age 75) in Tehachapi, Calif.; director, screenwriter)

General Notes

[Lewis R. Foster (1898-1974) was an American film director and screenwriter.]

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Change Notes

1989-06-29: new

2023-06-27: revised

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