Albert Lewis | |
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![]() Lewis on the set of The Show-Off in 1946 | |
Born | Kolno, Poland, Russian Empire | 15 March 1884
Died | 5 April 1978 Beverly Hills, California, USA | (aged 94)
Nationality | Polish, American |
Occupation(s) | Stage and film producer |
Known for | Ready for Love |
Albert E. Lewis (15 March 1884 – 5 April 1978) was a Polish-born Broadway and film producer. His family emigrated to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York when he was a boy. He became a vaudeville comedian, then started a partnership producing one-act plays for vaudeville. Around 1930 he moved to Hollywood and worked as a film producer with Paramount, RKO, and MGM until after World War II.