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- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Lewis R. Foster was born on August 5, 1898 in Brookfield, Missouri, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Captain China (1950) and Tropic Zone (1953). He was married to Dorothy Wilson and Helen Mae. He died on June 10, 1974 in Tehachapi, California, USA.
- SpousesDorothy Wilson(1936 - ?)Helen Mae
- He was the director who gave Stan Laurel the freedom to do things his way in films.
- Worked as a director at Universal Pictures from 1936-37, at Paramount Pictures from 1949-53.
- Joined Hal Roach Studios as a writer/gagman in 1923, the same year as director Leo McCarey.
- Prolific composer, songwriter, author and director, educated at the University of California. He began his directorial and film-writing career in 1920. He also worked as a newspaperman in San Francisco. He joined ASCAP in 1960.
- Originally started as a journalist.
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