Robert Lewis (director)

Robert Lewis (March 16, 1909 – November 23, 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher and author. He was the founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947.

Directed plays
My Hearts in the Highlands (1939) by William Saroyan;
Brigadoon (1947) by Alan Jay Lerner;
Regina (1949);
The Happy Time (1950);
An Enemy of the People (1950);
The Grass Harp (1952);
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953), winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Director;
Witness for the Prosecution (1954) from Agatha Christie;
Mister Johnson (1956);
Jamaica (1957);
The Hidden River (1957);
Handful of Fire (1958);
Chéri (1959);
Kwamina (1961);
Foxy (1964);
Traveller Without Luggage (1964);
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965); and
Harold and Maude (1980).

Written works
 Method — Or Madness?, 1958, Samuel French 
 Advice To The Players, 1980, Stein and Day 
 Slings And Arrows: Theater In My Life, 1984, Harper & Row 

Other websites

 Actors Studio history
 Extensive Robert Lewis Special Collections Archive at Kent State University

Category:1909 births
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Category:Deaths from heart failure
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