Person
Lewis Erskine
Editing · 1957–2021 · New York City, New York
Biography
Lewis Erskine was born on 1 March 1957 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for Freedom Riders (2010), Great Performances (1971) and Lift (2022). He died on 2 June 2021 in New York City, New York, USA.
Known for
Hairspray
Dancer (uncredited)
Jackie Robinson
Editor
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Editor
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Editorial Consultant
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Editor
Freedom Riders
Editor
Nailed It
Consulting Editor
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Editor
Through the Night
Consulting Editor
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route
Consulting Editor
Filmography
- 2023The BalloonistThanks
- 2021Through the NightConsulting Editor
- 2020Our Lady of LoretoEditorial Consultant
- 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackEditorial Consultant
- 2019Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolEditor
- 2018Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal RouteConsulting Editor
- 2017Nailed ItConsulting Editor
- 2016Jackie RobinsonEditor
- 2012Free Angela and All Political PrisonersEditor
- 2010Freedom RidersEditor
- 2007TootsEditor
- 2001Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the WhirlwindEditor
- 1999The Black Press: Soldiers Without SwordsEditor
- 1988HairsprayDancer (uncredited)
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