Film
★ 5.2
1957
The Living Idol
An archaeologist believes a Mexican woman is the reincarnation of an Aztec princess.
Open details →
Filmmaker
Born
1894-09-23 · 73 yrs
Died
1968-05-09
From
Brooklyn, New York
Known for
Production
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Albert Lewin (1894–1968) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 23, 1894 and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He earned a Master's degree at Harvard and taught English at the University of Missouri. During World War I, he served in the military and was afterwards appointed assistant national director of the American Jewish Relief Committee. He later became a drama and film critic for the Jewish Tribune until the early 1920s, when he went to Hollywood to become a reader for Samuel Goldwyn. Later he worked as a script clerk for directors King Vidor and Victor Sjöström before becoming a screenwriter at MGM in 1924. Lewin was appointed head of the studio's script department and by the late 20s was Irving Thalberg's personal assistant and closest associate.…
