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Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) [citation needed] was an American screenwriter, film/television director, and film/television producer. He directed and wrote over one hundred films and television series between 1926 and 1960.
Lewis R. Foster was born on 5 August 1898 in Brookfield, Missouri, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Captain China (1950) and Tropic Zone (1953). He was married to Dorothy Wilson and Helen Mae. He died on 10 June 1974 in Tehachapi, California, USA.
- Lewis R. Foster
- June 10, 1974
- August 5, 1898
Lewis R. Foster was born on August 5, 1898 in Brookfield, Missouri, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Captain China (1950) and Tropic Zone (1953). He was married to Dorothy Wilson and Helen Mae. He died on June 10, 1974 in Tehachapi, California, USA.
Lewis R. Foster. Credits (text only) Hide Director (64 credits) 1957-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) (9 episodes) - The Dowry (1961) - Gunman's Revenge (1961) - Moment of Glory (1961) - Stage from Yuma (1961) - The Diamond Dude (1961) - The Barefoot Bandit (1961) - John Wesley Hardin (1957) ... (as Lewis Foster)
Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
Sep 27, 2013 · Director Lewis R. Foster keeps the film moving at a fast pace during its short 89 minute running time as we watch the escaped cons travel across the country by car and train to not only flee the clutches of the law but to recoup some buried stolen money.
Though he kept his hand in directing until his retirement in 1959, Foster's most lasting movie achievements were in the field of screenwriting. In 1939, he won an Academy Award for writing the original story of Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
