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Occupations. Film director. screenwriter. producer. Years active. 1937–1989. John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of kitchen sink realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure films.
- 1937–1989
J. Lee Thompson. Director: The Guns of Navarone. J. Lee Thompson was born on 1 August 1914 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).
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- Bristol, England, UK
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- Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
J. Lee Thompson. Director: The Guns of Navarone. J. Lee Thompson was born on 1 August 1914 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).
- August 1, 1914
- August 30, 2002
May 29, 2023 · While these forays into comedy may be “easily dismissed as ephemeral box-office fodder which contribute little to Lee Thompson’s reputation,” Chibnall argues the films marked, “at the time, the British film industry’s growing recognition of his significance.” 4 Colour, high budgets, and popular performers were all indications that Thompson was proceeding upward within the field.
Sep 4, 2002 · J Lee Thompson. Director of Ice Cold In Alex, Cape Fear and The Guns Of Navarone. Adrian Turner. Tue 3 Sep 2002 21.37 EDT. Efficiency, prolificness and versatility are not necessarily the ...
John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Sep 6, 2002 · J. Lee Thompson, the director of ''The Guns of Navarone,'' the original ''Cape Fear'' and dozens of other films in England and the United States, died on Friday at his summer home in Sooke ...
