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William Taylor " Tay " Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director and writer. Biography. Early life. Born in Los Angeles, Garnett attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served as a naval aviator during World War I. [1] Mack Sennett.
- William Taylor Garnett, June 13, 1894, Los Angeles, U.S.
- 1920–1975
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- October 3, 1977 (aged 83), Sawtell, California, U.S.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Santa Ana, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Sawtelle, California, USA
Tay Garnett (born June 13, 1894, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died October 3, 1977, Los Angeles) 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...
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)
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.