Editing Lewis Gilbert (section)

{{Short description|English film director (1920–2018)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Lewis Gilbert
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}}
| image = Lewis Gilbert.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|3|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|02|23|1920|3|6|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Monaco]]
| occupation = Film director, producer and screenwriter
| years_active = 1925–2002
| spouse = {{marriage|Hylda Tafler|1952|June 2005|end=d}}
| children = 1
}}
'''Lewis Gilbert''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[Sink the Bismarck!]]'' (1960), ''[[Alfie (1966 film)|Alfie]]'' (1966), ''[[Educating Rita (film)|Educating Rita]]'' (1983) and ''[[Shirley Valentine (film)|Shirley Valentine]]'' (1989), as well as three James Bond films: ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' (1967), ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' (1977)<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |title=Movie Review – The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): 'Spy Who Loved' A Bit Long on Bond |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F03E0DD1F3BE334BC4051DFB166838C669EDE|access-date=14 September 2011 | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |author-link=Janet Maslin| first=Janet | last=Maslin|date=20 July 1977}}</ref> and ''[[Moonraker (film)|Moonraker]]'' (1979).