Background
Lewis, Jack was born on November 13, 1924 in North English, Iowa, United States. Son of Cecil Howell and Winifred (Warner) Lewis.
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White Horse, Black Hat: A Quarter Century on Hollywood's Poverty Row (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series) 1st edition by Lewis, Jack C. (2002) Hardcover
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White Horse, Black Hat: A Quarter Century on Hollywood's Poverty Row (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series)
(From the silent era into the early days of television, hu...)
From the silent era into the early days of television, hundreds of small production companies turned out low-budget films that were played as second features in this country and abroad. As might be expected, a high percentage of these films were Westerns. The people who made these films―producers, directors, writers, actors, and technicians―inhabited what came to be known as Poverty Row, eking out a living doing a job they loved. Author C. Jack Lewis spent 25 years in this world of low-budget Westerns, and here he portrays the human side of the industry through the many people with whom he came into contact as he worked his way from film to film. Highly personal, filled with rare glimpses of a life that lives only in the memory of a few, this narrative is a nostalgic memoir of a bygone time, of those who shared life on Poverty Row―and of the hard work, failures, successes, and dreams made or broken. Liberal use of photos helps readers identify the faces they have seen on their television screens in the reruns of these pictures still making the rounds. A must-read for students of film and popular culture―great for fans of Westerns as well.
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Jack Lewis
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Jack Lewis, American Publishing executive, editors Decorated Bronze Star, Air medal (3), Meritorious Service medal, NavyCommendation medal. Served lieutenant colonel United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1946, 50-56, 58, 70. Member Writers Guild American, United States Marine Corps Combat Corrs. Association (president 1970-1971, 73-74, 80-81, Chairman of the Board 1972-1978), Sigma Nu, Sigma Delta Chi.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, State University Iowa, 1949.
Career
Publicist savings bonds, United States Treasury Department, Des Moines, 1948-1949; reporter, Santa Ana (California) Register, 1949-1950; motion picture writer, Monogram Pictures, 1950; reporter, Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa, California, 1956-1957; editor, Challenge Public, North Hollywood, California, 1957-1960; president, Gallant/Charger Publs. Inc, Capistrano Beach, California, 1960-1998; editor, public, Gun World, 1960-1997.
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White Horse, Black Hat: A Quarter Century on Hollywood's Poverty Row (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series)
(From the silent era into the early days of television, hu...)
- White Horse, Black Hat: A Quarter Century on Hollywood's Poverty Row (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series) 1st edition by Lewis, Jack C. (2002) Hardcover
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White Horse, Black Hat: A Quarter Century on Hollywood's Poverty Row (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series)
Membership
Served lieutenant colonel United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1946, 50-56, 58, 70. Member Writers Guild American, United States Marine Corps Combat Corrs. Association (president 1970-1971, 73-74, 80-81, Chairman of the Board 1972-1978), Sigma Nu, Sigma Delta Chi.
Connections
Married Rueselle Gilbert, March 1, 1996. Children: Dana Claudia, Brandon Paul, Scott Jay, Suzanne Marie.
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Republican