Age, Biography and Wiki
Lew Ayres was born on 28 December, 1908 in Minneapolis, MN. He was the son of a businessman and a musician. He attended the University of Minnesota for two years before dropping out to pursue a career in acting.
Lew Ayres began his career in the late 1920s, appearing in a number of silent films. He gained fame for his role in the 1930 film All Quiet on the Western Front, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He went on to appear in a number of other films, including The Big House (1930), The Dark Angel (1935), and The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936).
In the 1940s, Lew Ayres began appearing in television shows, including The Ford Theatre Hour and The Lux Video Theatre. He also appeared in a number of Broadway plays, including The Heiress (1947) and The Rainmaker (1954).
In the 1950s, Lew Ayres began appearing in television series, including The Virginian, The Twilight Zone, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He also appeared in a number of films, including The Big Country (1958) and The Great Impostor (1960).
Lew Ayres was married twice, first to actress Ginger Rogers from 1934 to 1940, and then to actress Lola Lane from 1941 to 1945. He had two children with Lane.
Lew Ayres died on December 30, 1996, at the age of 88. His net worth at the time of his death was estimated to be around $2 million.
| Popular As |
Lewis Frederick Ayres III |
| Occupation |
actor,soundtrack,director |
| Age |
88 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
28 December 1908 |
| Birthday |
28 December |
| Birthplace |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Date of death |
December 30, 1996 |
| Died Place |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 88 years old group.
Lew Ayres Height, Weight & Measurements
At 88 years old, Lew Ayres height
is 5' 9½" (1.77 m) .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5' 9½" (1.77 m) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Lew Ayres's Wife?
His wife is Lola Lane (m. 1931-1933)
Ginger Rogers (m. 1934-1940)
Diana Hall (m. 1964)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Lola Lane (m. 1931-1933)
Ginger Rogers (m. 1934-1940)
Diana Hall (m. 1964) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Justin Ayres |
Lew Ayres Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lew Ayres worth at the age of 88 years old? Lew Ayres’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Lew Ayres's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | $250 .00 |
Lew Ayres Social Network
Timeline
On August 28, 2018, he was honored with a day of his film work during the TCM Summer Under The Stars.
Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 22-23. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
He continued to act, but in the 1970s put his long experience into a project to bring to the west the philosophy of the East - the resulting film, Altars of the World (1976), while not a box-office success, won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award.
Had played the Vice-President of the United States twice (in Advise & Consent (1962) and The Man (1972)), the President twice (in Advise & Consent (1962) and Earth II (1971)), and the Galactic President (in Battlestar Galactica (1978)).
In 1960, MGM toyed with the idea of doing an all-male remake of 1939's The Women which would have been entitled, Gentlemen's Club. Like the female version, this would have involved an all masculine cast and the plot would have involved a man (Jeffrey Hunter) who recently discovers among his comrades that his wife is having an affair with another man (Earl Holliman) and after going to Reno to file for divorce and begin a new life, he later finds himself doing what he can to rectify matters later on when he discovers that the other man is only interested in money and position and he decides to win his true love back again. Although nothing ever came of this, it would have consisted of the following ensemble had it did: Jeffrey Hunter (Martin Heal), Earl Holliman (Christopher Allen), Tab Hunter (Simon Fowler), Lew Ayres (Count Vancott), Robert Wagner (Mitchell Aarons), James Garner (Peter Day), Jerry Mathers (Little Martin), James Stewart (Mr. Heal), Ronald Reagan (Larry), Troy Donahue (Norman Blake), and Stuart Whitman (Oliver, the bartender who spills the beans about the illicit affair).
Had portrayed the title character for the syndicated radio show "The Story of Dr. Kildare" (1950-1951).
His return to film after the war was undistinguished until Johnny Belinda (1948) - his role as the sympathetic physician treating the deaf-mute Jane Wyman won him an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor. Subsequent movie roles were scarce; an opportunity to play Dr. Kildare in television was aborted when the network refused to honor his request for no cigarette sponsorship.
He was profoundly affected by the anti-war message of that film, and when, in 1942, the popular star of Young Dr.
Appeared alongside Laraine Day in eight films: Calling Dr. Kildare (1939), The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939), Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940), Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940), Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940), The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941), Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941), and Fingers at the Window (1942).
Kildare (1938) and subsequent Dr. Kildare films was drafted, he was a conscientious objector. America was outraged, and theaters vowed never to show his films again, but quietly he achieved the Medical Corps status he had requested, serving as a medic under fire in the South Pacific and as a chaplain's aid in New Guinea and the Phillipines.
He and Janet Gaynor co-starred three times, in the films State Fair (1933), and Servants' Entrance (1934), and in a segment of the television series, The Love Boat: Doc's Dismissal/A Frugal Pair/The Girl Next Door (1981).
Was paired with Mae Clarke in three films: The Impatient Maiden (1932), Night World (1932) and, Silk Hat Kid (1935). She also starred in his only outing as a director, the civil war drama, Hearts in Bondage (1936).
He appeared with Anita Louise in two films - Heaven on Earth (1931), made at Universal and These Glamour Girls (1939) at MGM.
Appears in three Best Picture Oscar nominees: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), State Fair (1933) and Johnny Belinda (1948), with All Quiet on the Western Front the only winner.
Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (1929), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) that was his big break.
