Biography
An early Lewis credit was "Stories in One Camera", a 1946 pilot for the Dumont network which proposed a series of one-act plays presented in a simplistic style utilizing just one TV camera. His most enduring contribution to the history of the medium was as the producer, director, and writer of "Faraway Hill", the first serial ever on television, which ran on the DuMont network from October 2, 1946 through December 18, 1946. Lewis segued into …
Career Milestones
| Produced, directed and wrote the first TV serial, "Faraway Hill" on the DuMont network | ||
1979 | First screenplay, "City on Fire", an all-star disaster epic | |
Awards
1971 | Academy Award for Writing (Story and Screenplay--Based On Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced) in Klute |