A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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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.
Tay Garnett was a director, writer and actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1970s. He is best known for his films China Seas, The Postman Always Rings Twice and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
- 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).
- Michael Barson
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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
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...
A list of 10 titles directed by Tay Garnett, a versatile director who worked with some of the biggest stars of Hollywood golden age. The list includes classics like The Postman Always Rings Twice, One Way Passage, and Mrs. Parkington, as well as some less known films like Her Man, Stand-In, and Eternally Yours.
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.
