Born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. As well as being an author, director and one of the founders of the BBC, Lewis was one of the last known ace fighter pilots of the first World War. He served in No. 56 Squadron of the RFC/RAF . He is credited with victories over 8 German planes, and he survived an encounter with the infamous "Red Baron" von Richtofen. In 1920 he went to China and instucted them in how to fly airplanes. And, in 1922, he became the first programme director of the newly-formed BBC. He entered British film as writer and director of HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND (1931). Other notable writing-directing credits include CARMEN (also 1931), THE INDISCRETIONS OF EVE (also producer) and Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN (both 1932). He collaborated on the screenplays of LEAVE IT TO ME (1933) and PYGMALION (1938). During World War II, he returned to military service in the R.A.F. as commander of a wing of transport aircraft in Greece. He is the author of a memoir Sagittarius Rising, a novel Challenge to the Night, a series of reflections for the BBC World Service A Wish To Be, and an autobiography All My Yesterdays. He was actively retired -- an enthusiast of the writings of philosopher G. I. Gurdjieff -- and lived in Corfu, Italy until his death at age 98.  Writing (Screenplay) 1938: PYGMALION (w. Ian Dalrymple, George Bernard Shaw & W. P. Lipscomb) 1 nomination, 1 Award