Lew Parry was an important film producer in Vancouver in the 1950s, making industrial films for clients such as BC Electric and BC Hydro and Power Authority. He was manager of Trans-Canada Films Ltd for eight years from 1945-1953 and then started his own production company called Lew Parry Film Productions Ltd. -information from the website for Camera Workers: The BC Photographic Directory, 1858-1950 compiled by David Mattison