Robert Lewis (director)

Robert Lewis (March 16, 1909 – November 23, 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher and author. He was the founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947.

Directed plays

 * My Hearts in the Highlands (1939) by William Saroyan;
 * Brigadoon (1947) by Alan Jay Lerner;
 * Regina (1949);
 * The Happy Time (1950);
 * An Enemy of the People (1950);
 * The Grass Harp (1952);
 * The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953), winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Director;
 * Witness for the Prosecution (1954) from Agatha Christie;
 * Mister Johnson (1956);
 * Jamaica (1957);
 * The Hidden River (1957);
 * Handful of Fire (1958);
 * Chéri (1959);
 * Kwamina (1961);
 * Foxy (1964);
 * Traveller Without Luggage (1964);
 * On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965); and
 * Harold and Maude (1980).

Written works

 * Method — Or Madness?, 1958, Samuel French ISBN 0-573-69033-2
 * Advice To The Players, 1980, Stein and Day ISBN 1-55936-003-8
 * Slings And Arrows: Theater In My Life, 1984, Harper & Row ISBN 1-55783-244-7

Other websites

 * Actors Studio history
 * Extensive Robert Lewis Special Collections Archive at Kent State University
 * Extensive Robert Lewis Special Collections Archive at Kent State University