Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

  • Born: 1908-12-28
  • Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
  • Profession: Actor/Director
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: "Garbo"
  • Lew Ayres (Lew Ayres, December 28, 1908-December 30, 1996), was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and was a film actor.
    The main works are "Garbo", " Entertainment World Sequel " and " Dr. Kildare's Strange Case ".

    Performing Experience

    Lew Ayres studied medicine at the University of Arizona in his early years .
    In 1929, he was selected by the director Paul Berne to play a small role in "The Second Year College Student". After Bern went to MGM Pictures, he was assigned to perform with Garbo in "The Kiss" (1929), and Ayres became famous. The following year, Universal Picture invited him to be the protagonist of "No War on the Western Front", and Lew Ayres became famous.
    After becoming famous, Lew Ayres made a lot of films, but when he switched from Universal Picture to Fox Pictures, he became a second-rate actor. It was not until 1938 that he was taken by MGM Company due to his outstanding performance in "Holiday". Hired, after playing a few ignorant and optimistic little roles, he starred in nine consecutive films featuring Dr. Kildari as the protagonist in three years, such as "Young Doctor Kilda", and became a national woman and child. Known synonymous with suspicion. At this time, he changed into a few humane roles, but he was strongly resisted by the audience, and the circumstances caused him to stop filming. In 1946, his performance in the film "Yin and Yang Mirror" was once again successful. After the performance of "Spring Girlfriends" (1947), he played the role of a doctor in the business card "Johnny Billinda" (1948). The former wife of President Reagan, Jane Whitman, won the Academy Award for Best Actress that year, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. He rarely made films in his later years. In 1964, he was invited by director and producer Otto Preminger to produce the only more important film in his later years, "The Speculative Yankee". 

    Personal Life

    Family members: Lola Lane (ex-wife) / Ginger Rogers (ex-wife) / Diana Hall (wife)