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| Born | David Levy December 14, 1903 Trinidad, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1987(1987-03-13) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Glendale |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Partner | James Whale |
David Lewis (bornDavid Levy; December 14, 1903 – March 13, 1987[1]) was a prominent American Hollywood film producer in the 1940s and 1950s,[2] who produced such films asDark Victory (1939),Arch of Triumph (1948), andRaintree County (1957). He worked forWarner Brothers,Paramount andM-G-M and was elected a vice president ofEnterprise Productions, Inc. in 1946.
He was also the longtime romantic partner of directorJames Whale from 1930 to 1952. Although they were separated at the time of Whale's death in 1957, Lewis later released the contents of Whale's suicide note. Whale was cremated per his request and his ashes were interred in theColumbarium of Memory atForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. When David Lewis died in 1987, his executor and Whale biographer James Curtis had his ashes interred in a niche across from Whale's.[3]
Lewis was portrayed in the 1998 filmGods and Monsters byDavid Dukes.
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