Two other senior figures in UK distribution and marketing, John Mahony and Peter Scott, also passed away this month.
Tributes have been paid to veteran British film marketing and publicity executive, Gerry Lewis, who died on January 5 aged 91.
The London-born executive was best known as Steven Spielberg’s international marketing consultant, working with the filmmaker for 47 years from Dual in 1971 to Ready Player One in 2018. “He was really there for me before anyone else,” said Spielberg, shortly after Lewis’ death.
Born in Battersea in April 1928, Lewis started work as a journalist for the Wandsworth Borough News in 1944 and became a...
Tributes have been paid to veteran British film marketing and publicity executive, Gerry Lewis, who died on January 5 aged 91.
The London-born executive was best known as Steven Spielberg’s international marketing consultant, working with the filmmaker for 47 years from Dual in 1971 to Ready Player One in 2018. “He was really there for me before anyone else,” said Spielberg, shortly after Lewis’ death.
Born in Battersea in April 1928, Lewis started work as a journalist for the Wandsworth Borough News in 1944 and became a...
- 1/31/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Longtime international marketing consultant to Steven Spielberg, Gerry Lewis has died. Amblin Partners shared the news today that Lewis, 91, passed in London on January 5.
Lewis was an international movie marketing, publicity and distribution consultant who worked in both the British and Hollywood industries for the better part of a century. He consulted at majors Paramount and Universal, first meeting a young Spielberg in the early 70s when he launched an international release for the filmmaker’s Duel. The pair went on to collaborate on such films as Jaws, E.T., Schindler’s List, Ready Player One and more. He also was known for leading notable campaigns on Alfie, The Odd Couple, Love Story and The Godfather.
Said Spielberg today, “Gerry was a wealth of knowledge. He loved movies and filmmakers, and his understanding and respect of culture and the diversity of cultures made him invaluable to the distribution of movies internationally. He...
Lewis was an international movie marketing, publicity and distribution consultant who worked in both the British and Hollywood industries for the better part of a century. He consulted at majors Paramount and Universal, first meeting a young Spielberg in the early 70s when he launched an international release for the filmmaker’s Duel. The pair went on to collaborate on such films as Jaws, E.T., Schindler’s List, Ready Player One and more. He also was known for leading notable campaigns on Alfie, The Odd Couple, Love Story and The Godfather.
Said Spielberg today, “Gerry was a wealth of knowledge. He loved movies and filmmakers, and his understanding and respect of culture and the diversity of cultures made him invaluable to the distribution of movies internationally. He...
- 1/17/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Gerry Lewis, Steven Spielberg’s longtime international marketing consultant, died on Jan. 5 in London. He was 91.
The London native worked for more than 50 years in marketing, publicity and distribution. He was involved with campaigns for “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Love Story,” “The Godfather,” and Spielberg’s “Duel,” “Jaws,” “E.T.” and “Schindler’s List.”
“Gerry was a wealth of knowledge; he loved movies and filmmakers, and his understanding and respect of culture and the diversity of cultures made him invaluable to the distribution of movies internationally,” Spielberg said. “He was really there for me before anyone else and truly was the first member of the ‘movie family’ that grew around me after ‘Duel.’ He was an integral part of so many unforgettable moments of my career and I will miss his wonderful smile and his sage advice.”
Lewis broke into the entertainment business at the British PR firm Mayfair,...
The London native worked for more than 50 years in marketing, publicity and distribution. He was involved with campaigns for “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Love Story,” “The Godfather,” and Spielberg’s “Duel,” “Jaws,” “E.T.” and “Schindler’s List.”
“Gerry was a wealth of knowledge; he loved movies and filmmakers, and his understanding and respect of culture and the diversity of cultures made him invaluable to the distribution of movies internationally,” Spielberg said. “He was really there for me before anyone else and truly was the first member of the ‘movie family’ that grew around me after ‘Duel.’ He was an integral part of so many unforgettable moments of my career and I will miss his wonderful smile and his sage advice.”
Lewis broke into the entertainment business at the British PR firm Mayfair,...
- 1/17/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Gerry Lewis, the British marketing and publicity expert who promoted such films as Alfie, Love Story and The Godfather before spearheading international campaigns for Steven Spielberg efforts from Duel to Ready Player One, has died. He was 91.
Lewis died Jan. 5 in London, a spokeswoman for Spielberg's Amblin Partners announced.
Lewis had done PR for the famed Rank Organisation and British Lion Films in his country and for Paramount before he joined the fledgling Cinema International Corp. (later United International Pictures), a joint venture set up by Paramount and McA/Universal in the early 1970s to distribute and promote their films overseas.
While working ...
Lewis died Jan. 5 in London, a spokeswoman for Spielberg's Amblin Partners announced.
Lewis had done PR for the famed Rank Organisation and British Lion Films in his country and for Paramount before he joined the fledgling Cinema International Corp. (later United International Pictures), a joint venture set up by Paramount and McA/Universal in the early 1970s to distribute and promote their films overseas.
While working ...
- 1/17/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gerry Lewis, the British marketing and publicity expert who promoted such films as Alfie, Love Story and The Godfather before spearheading international campaigns for Steven Spielberg efforts from Duel to Ready Player One, has died. He was 91.
Lewis died Jan. 5 in London, a spokeswoman for Spielberg's Amblin Partners announced.
Lewis had done PR for the famed Rank Organisation and British Lion Films in his country and for Paramount before he joined the fledgling Cinema International Corp. (later United International Pictures), a joint venture set up by Paramount and McA/Universal in the early 1970s to distribute and promote their films overseas.
While working ...
Lewis died Jan. 5 in London, a spokeswoman for Spielberg's Amblin Partners announced.
Lewis had done PR for the famed Rank Organisation and British Lion Films in his country and for Paramount before he joined the fledgling Cinema International Corp. (later United International Pictures), a joint venture set up by Paramount and McA/Universal in the early 1970s to distribute and promote their films overseas.
While working ...
- 1/17/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ceri Thomas Nov 8, 2016
Flicks magazine used to be available free of charge at cinemas across the land. One of its former employees tells its story...
If you were growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, your cinema-going ritual was written in stone. Tickets were bought face-to-face in the foyer after queuing outside (sometimes for hours). You grabbed your wine gums, Maltesers and butterscotch from the concession stand (popcorn? What’s that?). You took your (unreserved) seat in the non-smoking section and settled down to wait for the pa-pah pa-pah Pa-pah of the Pearl & Dean ads ahead of a promo film for a local Indian restaurant and Kia-ora's latest attempt to flog you a glow-in-the-dark blend of E-numbers and sugar.
Oh, and you always – always! – had your free copy of Flicks clutched in your hand.
Free copy of what now?
It’s just a fond memory these days, but for 15 years,...
Flicks magazine used to be available free of charge at cinemas across the land. One of its former employees tells its story...
If you were growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, your cinema-going ritual was written in stone. Tickets were bought face-to-face in the foyer after queuing outside (sometimes for hours). You grabbed your wine gums, Maltesers and butterscotch from the concession stand (popcorn? What’s that?). You took your (unreserved) seat in the non-smoking section and settled down to wait for the pa-pah pa-pah Pa-pah of the Pearl & Dean ads ahead of a promo film for a local Indian restaurant and Kia-ora's latest attempt to flog you a glow-in-the-dark blend of E-numbers and sugar.
Oh, and you always – always! – had your free copy of Flicks clutched in your hand.
Free copy of what now?
It’s just a fond memory these days, but for 15 years,...
- 10/25/2016
- Den of Geek
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