Jay Lewis

Jay Gardner Lewis (1914 – June 4, 1969) was a British film director, producer and writer.

Starting in the theatre, he joined British International Pictures in 1933. He joined the Army Kinematograph Service in 1942, and subsequently began his feature film career with A Man's Affair (1949), using a crew mainly comprising ex-servicemen.

He was married to actress Thelma Ruby. Canteen on Wheels (short, 1941), director The Soldier's Food (short, 1941), director A-tish-oo! (MOI short, 1941), co-director, producer The Roots of Victory (short, 1941), director Sea Cadets (short, 1941), director Y.M.C.A. on Wheels (short, 1942), director Knights of St. John (short, 1942), director A Man's Affair (1949), director, writer, producer Morning Departure (1950), producer Front Page Story (1954), writer, producer The Baby and the Battleship (1956), director Invasion Quartet (1961), director Live Now, Pay Later (1962), director A Home of Your Own (1964), director, writer