Elliot Lewis

hi guys and welcome back to the mystery and comedy old time radio
podcast. please welcome to the show this afternoon to chill our
spines in three spine chilling episodes. Mr radio himself Mr Elliot
Lewis. Mr Lewis started his career out in 1936 at the age of 18
years old. he went on to produce write direct and act in many shows
such as the Jack Benny program the Alice face show, the clock and
many others. Mr Lewis is best known for his writing and producing
and also directing many old time thriller shows such shows as the
Whistler Arch obler's plays suspense and many others. Mr Lewis
married his wife Miss Kathy Lewis who is best known as Miss Jane
Stacy in the CBS comedy show my friend Irma. Mr and Mrs Lewis went
on to direct produce and write and also start together in many
episodes of suspense. before divorcing in 1958. only after 1 year
of his divorce he met his second wife in 1959 while writing for the
Lucy show Miss Mary Jane Croft who is also a famous actress. Mr
Lewis and Miss Croft were married until Mr Lewis passed away in
1990 due to heart problems. but what a lot of people may not know
is that Mr Lewis also served our great country during world war II
producing many shows overseas for the armed radio forces Network
until 1946. after his last known writing credit in the 1970s Mr
Lewis went ahead and retired and became a well-known novelist for
his detective series The Pinnacle which you can find on Amazon or
your local bookstore. until he passed away even though Mr Lewis has
been gone for more than 30 years his memory and legacy will live on
in many of his shows. in this first episode he plays a man who is
caught in a love-hate relationship with a woman and does the
unthinkable by thinking that he'll end her life so that he can be
free and it is called can't we be Friends. in this next episode Mr
Lewis plays a man who is a well-known burglar and thief. and later
on becomes a murderer by killing the victims of his crimes and it
is called concerto for a killer. in this final episode from the old
time radio show escape Mr Lewis plays a man who has written a
horrifying biography about what is going to happen to him and the
woman he is trying to save from these vicious people. a young lady
picks up a notebook to write in and find the horrifying biography
written in that notebook. it is called an evening primrose. I hope
you guys enjoy Mr Elliot Lewis and his performance on the show this
afternoon please join me tonight as I bring to the show his wife Ms
Kathy Lewis and Miss Maire Wilson in the CBS comedy show my friend
Irma. join me tomorrow night guys as I start off part 2 of writers
actors and producer for the month of August with Mr Orson Welles.
and join me this coming Friday as I bring back to the show Mr and
Mrs Ozzy and Harriet Nelson in The adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
and join me after this coming Friday show for a special update on
upcoming episodes in a slight schedule change. I hope you guys
enjoy Mr Lewis's performance and always remember to enjoy the show
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