A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
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William Taylor "Tay" Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He made nearly 50 films in various genres during his 55-year career, The Postman Always Rings Twice and China Seas being two of the most commercially successful.
Tay Garnett was a director, writer and actor who worked in Hollywood and England from the 1920s to the 1970s. He is best known for films such as China Seas, The Postman Always Rings Twice and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
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Jun 9, 2024 · Tay Garnett (born June 13, 1894, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died October 3, 1977, Los Angeles) was an American director who, during a career that spanned more than four decades, worked in a variety of genres but was best known for the film-noir classic The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
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Tay Garnett was a director and screenwriter who worked in Hollywood and England from the 1920s to the 1970s. He is best known for films such as The Postman Always Rings Twice, China Seas and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
- June 13, 1894
- October 3, 1977
A list of 10 movies directed by Tay Garnett, a versatile Hollywood director who worked with stars like Lana Turner, John Wayne, and Marlene Dietrich. The list includes genres like crime, drama, romance, comedy, and war.
Tay was a multi-talented man’s man – a circus acrobat and cartoonist in his early youth, a Naval Air pilot in World War I and skipper of his own yacht, “The Athene,” in which he circled the globe with his second wife, Helga Moray.
Oct 19, 1977 · Tay Garnett, a director whose scores of films made over a half century told stories of high adventure and action and starred many of Hollywood's best‐known names, died Oct. 4 in the Wadsworth...
