Lew Hunter

AKA: Lewis

Uses Lew for all purposes.

Born 1935 Guide Rock, NE (USA)

Distinguished television screenwriter, producer and jack-of-all-trades, Hunter was program director for television shows such as 'Batman' and 'Bewitched'. He was a story executive for Walt Disney Studios and wrote six feature length scripts, the most notable was 'If Tomorrow Comes', a 1971 television movie starring Patti Duke. In 1974, Hunter returned to NBC and produced 'Quincy', 'Little House on the Prairie' and 'The Rockford Files'. He was guest speaker at 1998 Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference.

Places Lived

Lincoln, NE
Superior, NE
Illinois
Los Angeles, CA

Author Of

Play/Screenplay
Other

Keywords

Screen-writer; Television scripts

Education

BA in Theatre/Acting, 1955, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1955
MA, 1956, Northwestern University, 1956
MA in Cinema, 1960, University of California, Los Angeles

Occupation

Jack of all trades in television
Professor of screen writing at UCLA

Places Worked

KOLN Radio and Television
NBC Los Angeles
Walt Disney Studios

Honors

Hunter's movie 'Fallen Angel' received an Emmy nomination and won the Writer's Guild Award
In 1988 he became full professor of screenwriting at UCLA, a title that he holds alone in the world, and is now chair of the department.

Associations

John Steinbeck (Northwestern University)
Ray Bradbury

Bibliography

Screenwriting 434. 1994. (6th Edition)

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