Victor Lewis-Smith, a film and television producer and journalist, died on December 10 after a short illness. At the time of his death, he was 65 years old. His publisher, Mark Borkowski, paid tribute to him on Twitter and expressed surprise at the news. In another tweet, he sent a snap of some words written by Victor and stated:
This is an excerpt from Victor Lewis Smith’s collection of television reviews. He never shies away from an angry celebrity eager to settle a grudge, which is often caused by his stinging humour.
As Victor’s medical history is currently unknown, no information is available on the cause of his death. His funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
Joy of Victor Lewis Smith -RIP pic.twitter.com/28suzcZ5Ap
– Mark Borkowski (@MarkBorkowski) December 12, 2022
Victor Lewis-Smith has worked on a number of 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 earns a decent living as a newspaper writer. 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 on 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 others. Victor is also an executive producer of many additional television series. He is also famous for his court battle with Gordon Ramsay, in which he accused Ramsay of letting someone else appear on television in his stead. 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 alleged in a Daily Mirror that he misrepresented his Ph. Victor paid a large amount of money to settle the lawsuit. Lewis-Smith also regularly appears on many radio programs. His time at Broadcasting Medway helped him a lot in his broadcasting career. He was a DJ at BBC Radio York until 1985, then moved on to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1. Despite some criticism, Victor remained famous for his prank calls and his comic work was eventually featured on two cassettes titled Human Experiments of Offensive and Annoying Calls.
Victor Lewis-Smith has never revealed anything about his upbringing, so the identities of his parents are unclear. However, some information about his educational history is accessible, suggesting that he attended York University. Some netizens expressed their condolences on social media. His wife Virginia and their daughter Lucia survived him.
Categories: Biography
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