Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor. Born Lewis Frederick Ayre III in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California, Ayres began acting in bit player roles in films in 1927. He played opposite Greta Garbo in 1927's The Kiss, but it was his starring role in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front which made him a star. He played the title role in Young Dr. Kildare in 1938, and became a matinee idol, starring in several Kildare films.

External links

http://www.classicimages.com/1997/february/lewayres.html A nice, detailed account of Ayres life.

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1823&pt= Ayres's grave site.

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