Mellett

Erik Ewers, a head editor for "Jazz" filmmaker Ken Burns, is currently shooting a companion documentary on Mellett, whom he only came to know through interviews with the guitarist's family and friends.

When His Music Stopped, Their Work Began 2010

Christopher Loren Ewers Producer Barry Miles, engineer Ron DiCesare and musician Will Lee (l-r) work at New York's Ultrasound Studios to finish a collection of songs that Mellett had been writing and recording at the time of his death.

When His Music Stopped, Their Work Began 2010

"He had his own style within the pop genre," said Barry Miles, the keyboardist who began working with Mellett on a few songs in late 2008.

When His Music Stopped, Their Work Began 2010

Once, when she was in Istanbul for a five-day performance trip, Mellett wrote a song for her called "Come on Home."

When His Music Stopped, Their Work Began 2010

The next month, Ms. Bryson needed a guitarist for a few performances, and called Mellett.

When His Music Stopped, Their Work Began 2010

White House aide Lewis Mellett, former editor of the Washington Daily News, was in charge of coordinating government films as well as establishing a liaison with the Hollywood studios.

Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

When Mellett read an early version of the script he feared that "it would probably arouse more skepticism on the part of the average audience than acceptance."

Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

Mellett, too, assured the Hollywood executives that the government would not encroach in any way on the studios 'autonomy and suggested instead that the studios submit screenplays to the OWI for review and suggestions.

Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

Mellett said in a statement "no such secret document existed."

ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

Mellett was responding to claims by the African National

ANC Daily News Briefing 2002