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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.
Writer. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Following his service as a naval aviator in WW I, Tay Garnett entered films in 1920 as a screenwriter. After a stint as a gag writer for Mack Sennett and Hal Roach he joined Pathe, then the distributor for both competing comedy producers, and in 1928 began directing for that company.
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- Santa Ana, California, USA
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- Sawtelle, California, USA
May 7, 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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May 27, 2021 · Rewind. ‘Her Man’: A Relic of a Bygone Hollywood, Now Restored. Now streaming, this mildly racy romance, from 1930, arrived before the censorious Production Code. What really sets the film apart is...
Tay Garnett. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. June 13, 1894 · Santa Ana, California, USA. Died. October 3, 1977 · Sawtelle, California, USA (leukemia) Birth name. William Taylor Garnett. Mini Bio. Following his service as a naval aviator in WW I, Tay Garnett entered films in 1920 as a screenwriter.
- June 13, 1894
- October 3, 1977
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...
1. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Passed|113 min| Crime, Drama, Film-Noir. 7.4. 0. Rate. 84 Metascore. A married woman and a drifter fall in love and then plot to murder her husband. Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn. Votes:22,801|Gross:$8.33M. 2. One Way Passage (1932)
