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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
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Tay Garnett
- 1930-09-21
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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.
- 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).
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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. Highest Rated: 100% One Way Passage (1932) Lowest Rated: 44% A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) Birthday: Jun 13, 1894. Birthplace: Sawtelle, California, USA. A...
