Lewis Milestone
Russian-American film director (1895-1980) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 84
Lewis Milestone was a Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He twice won the Academy Award for Best Director, for Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), with a third nomination for The Front Page (1931).
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1980Died25 September 1980
HollywoodSeries, 19801963
Arrest and TrialSeries, Director
The Richard Boone ShowSeries, 1963Director1962
Mutiny on the BountyFilm, Director1959
Pork Chop HillFilm, Director1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Director
SuspicionSeries, 1957Director1954
They Who DareFilm, Director1953
The OscarsSeries1952
KangarooFilm, Director1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Director1949
The Red PonyFilm, Director1946
The Strange Love of Martha IversFilm, Director1944
Guest in the HouseFilm, Director1940
Lucky PartnersFilm, Director1936
Anything GoesFilm, Director1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Film1932
Cock of the AirFilm, Bit1930Academy Award for Best DirectorAward
All Quiet on the Western FrontFilm, 1930Director1929Academy Award for Best Director (Comedy Picture)Award1928
The Garden of EdenFilm, Director, Producer1926
Fascinating YouthFilm, Lewis Milestone1895Born30 September 1895
HollywoodSeries, 19801963Arrest and TrialSeries, DirectorThe Richard Boone ShowSeries, 1963Director1962Mutiny on the BountyFilm, Director1959Pork Chop HillFilm, Director1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, DirectorSuspicionSeries, 1957Director1954They Who DareFilm, Director1953The OscarsSeries1952KangarooFilm, Director1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Director1949The Red PonyFilm, Director1946The Strange Love of Martha IversFilm, Director1944Guest in the HouseFilm, Director1940Lucky PartnersFilm, Director1936Anything GoesFilm, Director1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Film1932Cock of the AirFilm, Bit1930Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardAll Quiet on the Western FrontFilm, 1930Director1929Academy Award for Best Director (Comedy Picture)Award1928The Garden of EdenFilm, Director, Producer1926Fascinating YouthFilm, Lewis Milestone1895Born30 September 1895People around Lewis
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Howard Hughes Produced The Front Page and Cock of the Air
Dana Andrews Lewis directed A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Akim Tamiroff Lewis directed The General Died at Dawn (1936)
George E. Stone Lewis directed The Racket and The Front Page
Louis Wolheim Lewis directed All Quiet on the Western Front (1931)
Matt Moore Lewis directed The Front Page and Rain
Roman Bohnen Lewis directed The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Marie Prevost Lewis directed The Racket and Seven Sinners
Walter Catlett Lewis produced The Front Page and Rain
Richard Conte Lewis directed A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Walter Huston Lewis directed Rain and The North Star
Philip Ahn Lewis directed Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Reginald Gardiner Lewis directed Halls of Montezuma (1951)
John Wray Lewis directed All Quiet on the Western Front (1931)
Thomas Meighan Lewis directed The Racket and The New Klondike
Francis Pierlot Lewis directed The North Star (1943)
Richard Boone Lewis directed Ocean's 11 and Halls of Montezuma
Norman Fell Lewis produced Ocean's 11 (1960)
Murray Alper Lewis directed My Life with Caroline (1941)
Richard Benedict Lewis produced Ocean's 11 (1960)
Don "Red" Barry Lewis produced Ocean's 11 (1960)
Gary Cooper Lewis directed The General Died at Dawn (1936)
Ida Lupino Lewis directed Anything Goes and Paris in Spring
Arthur Treacher Lewis directed Anything Goes (1936)
Known for
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All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
Of Mice and Men 1939
Mutiny on the Bounty 1962
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946
Pork Chop Hill 1959
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
79 credits on file
Television 7
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1980 · aged 84
