What is Robert Lewis (director)?
{{Infobox person <!-- See [[Template:Infobox actor]] for more --> | name = Robert Lewis | image = Robert Lewis.jpeg | occupation = {{hlist|actor|director|author|drama/acting teacher|studio co-founder}} | years_active = 1931–1997 | birth_date = {{birth date|1909|3|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|11|23|1909|3|16}} | death_place = [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]] | death_cause = [[Heart failure]] }} '''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 (musical)|Brigadoon]]'' (1947) by Alan Jay Lerner; *''[[Regina (opera)|Regina]]'' (1949); *''The Happy Time'' (1950); *''[[An Enemy of the People]]'' (1950); *''[[The Grass Harp (play)|The Grass Harp]]'' (1952); *''[[The Teahouse of the August Moon (play)|The Teahouse of the August Moon]]'' (1953), winner of the [[Tony Award for Best Play]] and [[New York Drama Critics' Circle|New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Director]]; *''[[Witness for the Prosecution (play)|Witness for the Prosecution]]'' (1954) from [[Agatha Christie]]; *''Mister Johnson'' (1956); *''[[Jamaica (musical)|Jamaica]]'' (1957); *''The Hidden River'' (1957); *''Handful of Fire'' (1958); *''Chéri'' (1959); *''[[Kwamina (musical)|Kwamina]]'' (1961); *''[[Foxy (musical)|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}}