Born Louis Duryea Lighton in Omaha, Nebraska. Producer who entered American film as a writer of stories, titles, scenarios and adaptations in the silent era. He began as a scenarist for Hoot Gibson's THE CHAMPION LIAR (1920) at Universal. Over the next seven years, he wrote screenplays for over 35 films, including THE RAINMAKER (1926) and IT and WINGS (both 1927) at Paramount. In 1928, Lighton began producing at Paramount with THE SHOPWORN ANGEL. His producing credits there through 1935 include TOM SAWYER (1930), SKIPPY (1931), IF I HAD A MILLION (1932), ALL OF ME (1934), LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER, ANNAPOLIS FAREWELL and PETER IBBETSON (all 1935) and COLLEGIATE (1936). He then moved to MGM, where his notable credits include CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS (1937) and TEST PILOT and MAN-PROOF (both 1938) and Norman Taurog's LUCKY NIGHT (1939). Lighton finished his career at 20th Century-Fox, producing A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN and A BELL FOR ADANO (both 1945), ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM (1946), DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS (1949), THE BLACK ROSE (1950) and his last film, NO HIGHWAY (IN THE SKY) (1951). He died in Palma de Mallorca, Spain in 1963.    Nominated for Picture 1935: LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER - Producer at Paramount    Nominated for Picture 1937: CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS - Producer at MGM    Nominated for Picture 1938: TEST PILOT - Producer at MGM 3 nominations