Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Lew Pollack(1895-1946)

  • Music Department
  • Writer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Lew Pollack
Lew Pollack was born on 16 June 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Island (2005), The Green Mile (1999) and Matchstick Men (2003). He was married to Helen Martin Mellette (dancer). He died on 18 January 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 16, 1895
DiedJanuary 18, 1946(50)
BornJune 16, 1895
DiedJanuary 18, 1946(50)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
The Island
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Charmaine")
  • 2005
Movie Poster
The Green Mile
8.6
  • Soundtrack("Charmaine")
  • 1999
Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003)
Matchstick Men
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Charmaine")
  • 2003
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.8
  • Soundtrack("That's a Plenty")
  • 2008

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Music Department



  • Robert Mitchum, Barbara Jo Allen, Patti Brill, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Paul Hurst, Frances Langford, and Sarah Padden in Girl Rush (1944)
    Girl Rush
    4.9
    • music: songs
    • 1944
  • Dennis Day, Anne Shirley, and Phillip Terry in Music in Manhattan (1944)
    Music in Manhattan
    5.9
    • music: songs
    • 1944
  • Gloria Stuart, Robert Kellard, Paul Kelly, and Michael Whalen in Island in the Sky (1938)
    Island in the Sky
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, Gloria Stuart, Phyllis Brooks, Jack Haley, Bill Robinson, and Slim Summerville in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
    7.0
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1938
  • Don Ameche, Cesar Romero, and Sonja Henie in Happy Landing (1938)
    Happy Landing
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bad Boy (1935)
    Bad Boy
    6.5
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1935
  • Luxury Liner (1933)
    Luxury Liner
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1933

Writer



  • Barton MacLane, Lyle Talbot, Forrest Taylor, and Charlotte Wynters in Man of Courage (1943)
    Man of Courage
    5.0
    • story
    • 1943
  • The Yanks Are Coming (1942)
    The Yanks Are Coming
    4.1
    • story
    • 1942

Actor



  • What's the Idea?
    Short
    • Song Writer
    • 1935

Personal details

Edit
  • Born
    • June 16, 1895
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 18, 1946
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Helen Martin Mellette (dancer)? - January 18, 1946 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: The Mimic World [1921]. Musical revue. Book by Harold Atteridge, Jimmy Hussey [credited as James Hussey] and Owen Murphy. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge, James Hussey and Owen Murphy. Music by Jean Schwartz, Lew Pollack and Owen Murphy. Musical Direction by Alfred Goodman. Additional lyrics by Sidney Clare and Howard Johnson. Additional music by Archie Gottler. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Allan K. Foster. Century Promenade: 17 Aug 1921- 10 Sep 1921 (26 performances). Cast: Helen Armstrong, Bert Best, Gladys Blair, May Blair, Virginia Blair, El Brendel, Jane Brown, Peggy Brown, Flo Burt, Alice Burton, Marjorie Carville, Elaine Courtney, Jeanne Danjou, Gene Delmont, Ginnette Dorval, Cliff Edwards, Lou Edwards, Clarence Harvey, Ruth Hazelton, C.L. Henderson, Ed Hickey, Lebanon Hoffa, Portland Hoffa, Marjorie Hope, Frank Hurst, Jimmy Hussey, Gladys James, Thelma Johns, Jimmy Kirk, Estelle Lang, Zella Lenney, Mae LeRoux, Evelyn Martin, Frank Masters, Dorothy McCarthy, Margaret McCarthy, Miriam Miller, Anita Miramar, Gladys Montgomery, William Moran, Elizabeth Morgan, Helen Nelidova, Betty Palmer, Lucille Pryor, Hazel Rix, Madeline Smith, Beth Stanley, May Sullivan, Anna Toddings, Mae West, Vivien West, Albert Wiser, Margaret Wood. Produced by The Shuberts.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.