Biography
Lewis R. Foster (1898–1974) was an American screenwriter, director and producer. He began working in Hollywood in the 1920s and contributed to more than one hundred films and television productions through 1960.
Foster received sole credit for the original story of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), which won him the Academy Award for Best Original Story. He shared screenplay credit on The More the Merrier (1943), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His other credits include the story for It Happened Tomorrow (1944) and writing and directing episodes of the television series Zorro (1957–1959) as well as the feature Tonka (1958).
Early in his career Foster directed several short films featuring Laurel and Hardy. He was married to actress Dorothy Wilson from 1936 until his death.
