Russell Lewis (choreographer)

{{short description|American choreographer, dancer and theatre producer}}

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|name = Russell Lewis

|birth_name = Russell Dyke Lewis

|birth_date = {{birth date|1908|07|19}}

|birth_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1992|12|09|1908|07|19}}

|occupation = Choreographer, dancer, theatre producer

|spouse = {{marriage|Kay Van Riper|1938|1942|end=div.}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/447533461/|title=Andy Hardy's Writer Takes Her Own Life|work=Daily News|location=New York, New York|date=January 1, 1949|access-date=December 23, 2024|page=247|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}

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Russell Dyke Lewis (July 19, 1908{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/russell-lewis-23736|title=Russell Lewis|work=Internet Broadway Database|access-date=December 23, 2024}} – December 9, 1992), also known as Russell L. Lewis, was an American choreographer, dancer and theatre producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Dance Direction for the film Dancing Pirate.{{Cite web|url=https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/results|title=Results|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=December 23, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1937|title=The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=December 23, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemasight.com/awards-history/9th-academy-awards-1936/9th-academy-awards-1936-nominees-and-winners/|title=9th Academy Awards (1936): Nominees and Winners|work=Camera Sight|access-date=December 23, 2024}}

Lewis died on December 9, 1992,{{Cite web|url=https://academycollection.org/web/arena/search#/entity/academy/people%3A110310/russell-lewis?q=russell+lewis&source=academy|title=Russell Lewis|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=December 23, 2024}} at the age of 84.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-russell-l-lewis/161439951/|title=Russell L. Lewis; President of Sacramento Music Circus|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 12, 1992|access-date=December 23, 2024|page=346|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}