Lewis Allen

After a career as stage actor and director in England and later the USA, apprenticed at Paramount and directed his first feature film in 1943, the chilling, subdued ghost story, "The Uninvited". Although British, Allen filmed two slices of Americana: "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" (1944), and "Those Endearing Young Charms" (1945) early in his career. He later added an exciting aura of menace to several films noir: "Desert Fury" (1947) and the tautly suspenseful "Suddenly" (1954). Allen spent most of his career after the mid-1950s directing for TV.

• Also Credited As:
  Alfred Lewis Allen
• Born:
  December 25, 1905 in Oakergates, Shropshire, England
• Died:
  May 3, 2000.
• Job Titles:
  Director, Actor, Producer

Family

• Mother: Sarah Allen.

Education

• Tettenhall College, Staffordshire, England

Milestones

• 1943 Feature film directorial debut, "The Uninvited"
• 1963 Made last feature film, "Decision at Midnight"
• Apprenticed at Paramount for two years
• Served as executive in charge of New York and London production for stage producer Gilbert Miller
• Worked as actor and stage director in NY and England