Victor Lewis-Smith, film and television producer, and journalist, died on December 10 after a short illness. He was 65 years old at the time of his death. His journalist, Mark Borkowski, paid tribute to him on Twitter and expressed disappointment at the news. In another tweet, he sent a photo with a few words written by Victor and stated:
This is an excerpt from Victor Lewis Smith’s collection of television criticism. He never shies away from an angry celebrity who wants to address grievances, often fueled by his harsh sense of humor.
As Victor’s medical history is currently unknown, no information is available on the cause of his death. His funeral is yet to be completed.
Joy of Victor Lewis Smith -RIP pic.twitter.com/28suzcZ5Ap
– Mark Borkowski (@MarkBorkowski) December 12, 2022
Victor Lewis-Smith has done many film, television and radio productions.
Lewis-Smith, born May 12, 1957, took over Associated Diffusion and changed its name to Associated-Rediffusion Productions Limited. Victor makes a lot of money writing newspapers. He began writing for Time Out magazine in 1980 and went on to write for the Sunday Correspondent, The Mail on Sunday, Esquire, The Independent, Harpers & Queen, The Guardian, The London Evening Standard and other publications. Buygones and Inside the Magic Rectangle are two of his novels.
He has also appeared in Club X, Up Your Arts, TV Offal, Z For Fake, The Vicious Circle, Jake on the Box, Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie, The ITV Food & Drink Awards, Peter Cook Undiscovered and other programs. Victor also executive produced many additional TV series. He is also famous for his court battle with Gordon Ramsay, in which he accused Ramsay of letting someone else appear on television instead of him. Despite Ramsay’s denial and the settlement of the case, Channel 4 admitted the truth the following year.
Lewis-Smith was sued by hypnotherapist Paul McKenna, who claimed in an article for the Daily Mirror that he misrepresented his Ph. Victor paid large sums of money to settle the lawsuit. Lewis-Smith is also a frequent guest on many radio shows. His time at Broadcasting Medway helped him a lot in his broadcasting career. He was a DJ on BBC Radio York until 1985, then moved on to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1. Despite some criticism, Victor was known for his prank calls and comedy work. That was eventually included in two tapes called Tested on Humans for Irritating and Disgusting Calls.
Victor Lewis-Smith has never revealed anything about his growing up, so the identities of his parents are unclear. However, there is some information about his educational history, indicating that he attended York University. Some netizens expressed their condolences on social media. His wife Virginia and their daughter Lucia survived him.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn