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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Prolific composer, songwriter, author and director, educated at the University... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
1 nomination
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Alternate Names:
L R Foster | L.R. Foster | Lewis Foster | Lew Foster
Filmography
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Director:
- "Tales of Wells Fargo" (4 episodes, 1957-1961)
- Moment of Glory (1961) TV episode
- John Wesley Hardin (1957) TV episode
- Sam Bass (1957) TV episode
- Shotgun Messenger (1957) TV episode - "Disneyland" (8 episodes, 1957-1960)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo (1960) TV episode
- Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path (1960) TV episode
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Big Council (1958) TV episode
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: White Man's Medicine (1958) TV episode
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Land of Enemies (1958) TV episode
(3 more) - "Pony Express" (1 episode, 1960)
- The Story of Julesberg (1960) TV episode - Tonka (1958)
... aka A Horse Named Comanche (USA: reissue title) - The Sign of Zorro (1958)
- "Zorro" (4 episodes, 1957)
- Zorro's Ride Into Terror (1957) TV episode
- Monastario Sets a Trap (1957) TV episode
- Zorro Saves a Friend (1957) TV episode
- Zorro's Romance (1957) TV episode - "Zane Grey Theater" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- A Time to Live (1957) TV episode (as Lewis Foster) - "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (21 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Spanish Intrigue (1957) TV episode
- Master at Arms (1957) TV episode
- The Beggar of New Orleans (1957) TV episode
- A Horse for Old Hickory (1957) TV episode
- Monsieur Francois (1956) TV episode (as Lewis Foster)
(16 more) - Dakota Incident (1956)
- "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Pattern for Pursuit (1956) TV episode - "Cavalcade of America" (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
- The Major of St. Lo (1956) TV episode
- Danger at Clover Ridge (1956) TV episode
- How to Raise a Boy (1955) TV episode - The Bold and the Brave (1956)
- "The Star and the Story" (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
... aka The Henry Fonda Show (USA: alternative title)
- The Whizzer (1956) TV episode
- First Offense (1955) TV episode
- Total Recall (1955) TV episode - "Celebrity Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
- Live Bait (1956) TV episode - "Crossroads" (1 episode, 1955)
- With All My Love (1955) TV episode - "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Wyatt Earp
- Mr. Earp Becomes a Marshal (1955) TV episode - Top of the World (1955)
- "Stage 7" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Magic Hat (1955) TV episode - Crashout (1955)
- "Four Star Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- Meet a Lonely Man (1954) TV episode - Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
- Jamaica Run (1953)
- Tropic Zone (1953)
- Hong Kong (1952)
... aka Bombs Over China (USA: reissue title) - Crosswinds (1951)
- Passage West (1951)
... aka High Venture (UK) - The Last Outpost (1951)
... aka Cavalry Charge (USA: reissue title) - The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
... aka Spread Eagle (USA: reissue title) - Captain China (1950)
- Manhandled (1949)
- El Paso (1949)
- The Lucky Stiff (1949)
- The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
- Armored Car (1937)
- She's Dangerous (1937)
... aka Blonde Dynamite - Love Letters of a Star (1936)
- Blondes Prefer Bonds (1931)
- Second Hand Kisses (1931)
- Lime Juice Nights (1931)
- Dumbbells in Derbies (1931)
- The Itching Hour (1931)
- Too Hot to Handle (1930)
- Knights Before Christmas (1930)
- Dizzy Dates (1930)
- A Fall to Arms (1930)
- Pure and Simple (1930)
- Broken Wedding Bells (1930)
- Men Without Skirts (1930)
- Land of the Sky Blue Daughters (1930)
... aka The Record Breakers (#13): Land of the Sky Blue Daughters (USA: series title) - Cash and Marry (1930)
... aka The Record Breakers (#12): Cash and Marry (USA: series title) - The Setting Son (1930)
- The Sleeping Cutie (1930)
... aka The Record Breakers (#7): The Sleeping Cutie (USA: series title) - Angora Love (1929)
- Bacon Grabbers (1929)
- Hotter Than Hot (1929)
- Men O'War (1929)
- Berth Marks (1929)
- Double Whoopee (1929)
- Movie Night (1929)
- Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)
- Loud Soup (1929)
Writer:
- Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) (idea)
- "Tales of Wells Fargo" (2 episodes, 1957-1961)
- Tanoa (1961) TV episode (writer)
- Man in the Box (1957) TV episode (writer) - "Disneyland" (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- The Swamp Fox: Tory Vengeance (1960) TV episode (teleplay)
- The Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother (1959) TV episode (teleplay)
- The Swamp Fox: The Birth of the Swamp Fox (1959) TV episode (teleplay) - "Zorro" (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- An Affair of Honor (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Zorro Springs a Trap (1958) TV episode (teleplay) - Tonka (1958) (screenplay)
... aka A Horse Named Comanche (USA: reissue title) - "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (5 episodes, 1956)
- Jim Bowie and His Slave (1956) TV episode (writer)
- The Ghost of Jean Battoo (1956) TV episode (writer)
- Jim Bowie Comes Home (1956) TV episode (writer)
- Natchez Trace (1956) TV episode (writer)
- The Birth of the Blade (1956) TV episode (story) - Crashout (1955) (writer)
- Those Redheads from Seattle (1953) (writer)
- The Vanquished (1953/I) (screenplay)
- Jamaica Run (1953) (screenplay)
- Tropic Zone (1953) (screenplay)
- The Blazing Forest (1952) (original screenplay)
- Hong Kong (1952) (story)
... aka Bombs Over China (USA: reissue title) - Crosswinds (1951) (writer)
- Passage West (1951) (screenplay)
... aka High Venture (UK) - The Eagle and the Hawk (1950) (writer)
... aka Spread Eagle (USA: reissue title) - Captain China (1950) (screenplay)
- Special Agent (1949) (screenplay)
- Manhandled (1949) (writer)
- El Paso (1949) (writer)
- The Lucky Stiff (1949) (writer)
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) (writer)
- Never Say Goodbye (1946) (adaptation)
- It's in the Bag! (1945) (screen treatment)
... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK) - Can't Help Singing (1944) (writer)
- It Happened Tomorrow (1944) (ideas)
... aka René Clair's It Happened Tomorrow (USA: complete title) - Hers to Hold (1943) (writer)
- Alaska Highway (1943) (writer)
- The More the Merrier (1943) (screenplay)
- I Live on Danger (1942) (screenplay) (story)
- The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) (screenplay)
- Adventure in Washington (1941) (writer)
... aka Female Correspondent (UK) - Comin' Round the Mountain (1940) (screenplay) (story)
- Golden Gloves (1940) (writer)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940) (screenplay)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (story)
... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title) - Million Dollar Legs (1939) (screenplay) (story)
- Some Like It Hot (1939) (screenplay)
... aka Rhythm Romance (USA: TV title) - Sudden Money (1939) (writer)
- Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) (writer)
- Illegal Traffic (1938) (original story) (as Lewis Foster) (screenplay) (as Lewis Foster)
- Sons of the Legion (1938) (screenplay) (story)
- Armored Car (1937) (writer)
- She's Dangerous (1937) (writer)
... aka Blonde Dynamite - Love Letters of a Star (1936) (writer)
- Magnificent Brute (1936) (adaptation)
- Two in a Crowd (1936) (story) (writer)
- Stolen Harmony (1935) (writer)
- By Your Leave (1934) (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)
- Let's Talk It Over (1934) (story "Loves of a Sailor")
- Eight Girls in a Boat (1934) (adaptation) (as Lewis Foster)
- Cheating Blondes (1933) (writer)
... aka Girls in Trouble (USA: reissue title)
... aka House of Chance (UK) - Hypnotized (1932) (writer)
- Billboard Girl (1932) (writer)
... aka Bring on Bing - Shopping with Wifie (1932) (writer) (as Lew Foster)
- The Girl in the Tonneau (1932) (writer) (as Lew Foster)
- Dream House (1932) (writer)
... aka Crooner's Holiday (USA: reissue title) - The Pottsville Palooka (1931) (writer)
- Air Eagles (1931) (suggested by) (as L.R. Foster)
- Half Holiday (1931) (writer)
- The All-American Kickback (1931) (writer)
- One More Chance (1931) (writer) (as Lew Foster)
... aka Just One More Chance (USA: alternative title) - The Great Pie Mystery (1931) (writer) (as Lew Foster)
- Taxi Troubles (1931) (writer) (as Lew Foster)
- Poker Widows (1931) (writer) (as Lew Foster)
- Blondes Prefer Bonds (1931) (writer)
- Lime Juice Nights (1931) (story)
- Dumbbells in Derbies (1931) (story)
- Knights Before Christmas (1930) (story)
- Broken Wedding Bells (1930) (writer)
- Wrong Again (1929) (story)
- The Merry Widower (1926) (writer) (as L R Foster)
- Never Too Old (1926) (writer) (as L R Foster)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Wrong Again (1929) (assistant director)
- The Gaucho (1927) (assistant director)
... aka Douglas Fairbanks as The Gaucho (USA: copyright title) - Slipping Wives (1927) (assistant director)
- Isn't Life Terrible? (1925) (assistant director) (uncredited)
Music Department:
- "Disneyland" (composer: songs) (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- The Swamp Fox: Tory Vengeance (1960) TV episode (composer: songs) (as Lew Foster)
- The Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother (1959) TV episode (composer: songs) (as Lew Foster)
- The Swamp Fox: The Birth of the Swamp Fox (1959) TV episode (composer: songs) (as Lew Foster)
Producer:
- "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (producer) (1 episode, 1956)
- Jim Bowie and His Slave (1956) TV episode (producer) - Top of the World (1955) (producer)
Additional Details
Other Works:
He is the author of the book, "The Gentleman From Montana" which was the basis for the film classic, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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