Search results
Tay Garnett. Director: China Seas. 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. Director: China Seas. 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. Garnett garnered some attention in the early 1930s with such films as One Way...
- June 13, 1894
- October 3, 1977
People also ask
Who was Tay Garnett?
When did Tay Garnett die?
When did Tay Garnett retire from directing?
What was Garnett's first movie?
Her Man: Directed by Tay Garnett. With Helen Twelvetrees, Phillips Holmes, Marjorie Rambeau, James Gleason. A Havana bar girl with a tough "protector" falls for a young sailor.
- (496)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Tay Garnett
- 1930-09-21
2. 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. [1] [2] In his later years, he focused mainly on television.
- William Taylor Garnett, June 13, 1894, Los Angeles, U.S.
- 1920–1975
- 2
- October 3, 1977 (aged 83), Sawtell, California, U.S.
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). Early work
May 27, 2021 · Although opinions vary on the American director Tay Garnett’s auteur status, his high-spirited lowlife drama is well worth a look. Garnett (1894-1977) broke into movies writing slapstick ...
Biography. A prolific, skillful director of adventure films, westerns and other hard-hitting fare, Tay Garnett began in films around 1920 as a writer. Becoming as a director near the end of the silent period, Garnett quickly demonstrated the narrative verve and technical competence typical of his work with the early talkie landmarks, the rough ...
