When was Lew Grade born and where did his family flee from?
Lew Grade was born in 1906 in Tokmak, Russia. His family fled pogroms in 1912 when he was five years old.
Questions about Lew Grade
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How did Lew Grade get the name Lew Grade instead of Louis Grad?
A Paris reporter made a typing error while writing about him as Louis Grad. Grade liked the mistake so much he changed his name to Lew Grade permanently.
What television shows did Lew Grade produce during the 1950s and 1960s?
Sunday Night at the London Palladium ran from 1955 to 1967 and again from 1973 to 1974. Crossroads began its initial quarter century run in November 1964 as a rival soap opera to Coronation Street.
Which films caused financial losses for Lew Grade in the late 1970s?
Raise the Titanic proved decisive against his career after costing thirty-six million dollars but returning only eight million in rentals. Saturn Three and The Legend of the Lone Ranger followed as expensive failures.
When did Lew Grade die and how old was he at the time of death?
Lew Grade died of heart failure aged ninety-one on thirteenth December 1998 in London. He had been born in 1906, making him ninety-one years old when he passed away.