Elliott Lewis Bio

Elliott Lewis was born November 28, 1917, in New York City, New York. Elliott Lewis first made himself known as an actor, writer, producer, and director on radio in the late 1930s. He had left New York and gone out to the West Coast to study law.

Instead, he began working in radio playing tough guys. His Manhattan accent landed well to the roles he played, and within a year he was in high demand. It's entered into the Armed Forces Radio during World War II.

By the end of the war he was a Master Sergeant and a newlywed. After working together for years on such shows as Suspense and Sam Spade, Cathy, Elliot's wife, and Elliot created on stage in 1953.

At the time, the Lewis's were two of the busiest people on the air and were known as Mr. and Mrs. Radio. contrast to his prodigious radio career in which he worked either alone or with Cathy, his movie career, like those of most radio actors of the period, wasn't nearly as prolific with only three films to his credit. As the 1950s wore on, he drifted away from acting

to concentrate on the writing, producing, and directing end of the business. After the The Golden Age of Radio ended, Lewis moved to TV as a producer of such shows as the Lucille Ball Show in 1962 and The Mothers in Law in 1967, and director of all but one episode of the final season of Petticoat Junction in 1963.

He also served as a script doctor on the show, Remington Steel. However, Radio remained his first love and he continued to direct the occasional radio play well into the 1970s. Elliot Lewis passed away from heart trouble on May 23, 1990, and Glennon Beach, Oregon.