Lieutenant Colonel Jack Lewis or C. Jack Lewis USMC retired (November 13, 1924 – May 24, 2009), was a former Marine, screenwriter, author of 12 books and an estimated 6,000 magazine articles and short stories,[1] He was the co-founder and editor of Gun World magazine and continued contributing articles to that publication until the time of his death.
He sold his first short story, "The Cherokee Kid's Last Stand", at the age of 14 for $5.00, which Lewis thought was better money than a field hand's wage, which was then a dollar a day.
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at 18 years of age in World War II and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1945.
[4][5] Lewis began his screenwriting career in 1950 with several Westerns, including the Lash LaRue feature King of the Bullwhip for Ron Ormond.
He served as a combat correspondent and photographer, where he earned the Bronze Star during his second Korean tour, filming Marine aircraft bombing enemy positions.
After Korea, Captain Lewis served as a company commander in the 4th Marines at Camp Pendleton, then was transferred to Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay as a Public Information Officer.
[7] In 1960, Lewis wrote the screenplay for Poverty Row filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer's The Amazing Transparent Man.