Jay Lewis

For other people named Jay Lewis, see Jay Lewis (disambiguation).

Jay Gardner Lewis (1914 – June 4, 1969) was a film director, a film producer and writer born in Warwickshire, England. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Sydney Box.^[1]

Jay Lewis
Born	Jay Gardner Lewis 1914 Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	4 June 1969 (aged 54-55)
Occupations	Film director film producer screenwriter film company co-founder

Filmography

Director

• A Home of Your Own starring Ronnie Barker (1964) (and writer credits)
• Live Now, Pay Later (1962)^[2]
• Invasion Quartet (1961)
• The Baby and the Battleship (1956) (also writer and producer credits)
• Queen's Messengers (1941) (and producer credit)

Producer

• Front Page Story (1954) (and writer credit)
• Morning Departure (1950) aka Operation Disaster (USA)

Notes

1. Spicer, Andrew (2006). Sydney Box. British Film Makers. Manchester University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7190-5999-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
2. Mannikka, Eleanor (2016). "Live-Now-Pay-Later". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

External links

• Jay Lewis at IMDb
• Info on A Home of Your Own
• Info on The Baby and the Battleship