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Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine films. [ 1 ]
Perhaps best of all, the actor's unpublished autobiography and the memories of the actor's son, Dr. Justin Ayres, who practices medicine in Los Angeles, helped to fill in much of the story. Lew Ayres did it all during his long career.
They had one son together, Justin in 1968. Lew passed away from complications while in a coma at the age of 88. He appeared in over 80 films and over 80 television shows during his long career that spanned six decades. Mr. Ayres was laid to rest at Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA. His grave site can be viewed HERE.
Lew Ayres was born on 28 December, 1908 in Minneapolis, MN. He was the son of a businessman and a musician. He attended the University of Minnesota for two years before dropping out to pursue a career in acting. Lew Ayres began his career in the late 1920s, appearing in a number of silent films.
With his wife of nearly 33 years, Diana Hall, he had a son. In 1960 he was inducted in The Hollywood Walk of Fame, earning a star for film as well as one for his radio work.
But for the most part, Ayres retired to a private life that he vastly preferred. It was a quiet, around-the-house kind of life that he shared with his third wife, former airline flight attendant...
He and Diana Ayres, a former flight attendant, married in 1964. They had one son, Justin. Born Lewis Ayer in Minneapolis in 1908, he studied medicine at the University of Arizona. The musical life appealed to him more, and while touring with a band in Hollywood in 1928 he was discovered for films.