Ira Lewis

Ira Lewis Metsky (August 27, 1932 – April 7, 2015) was an American actor, writer, and playwright. He was best known for his one-act play, Chinese Coffee, which opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 1992, starring Al Pacino. A movie adaptation of Chinese Coffee, also starring Pacino, as well as Jerry Orbach, was released in 2000. His career started in 1955, and ended in 2004.

Lewis was born in Newark, New Jersey. He died from problems caused by open heart surgery in Edison, aged 82. At the time of his death, he was living in Westfield.^[1]

References

↑ Slotnik, Daniel E. (April 16, 2015). Ira Lewis, Actor and Playwright, Dies at 82. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/theater/ira-lewis-actor-and-playwright-dies-at-82.html?_r=0. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

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[1] Slotnik, Daniel E. (April 16, 2015). Ira Lewis, Actor and Playwright, Dies at 82. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/theater/ira-lewis-actor-and-playwright-dies-at-82.html?_r=0. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

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