- Tay Garnett
Tay Garnett (
13 June 1894 –3 October 1977 ) was an Americanfilm director and writer.Born in
Los Angeles, California , Garnett served as a naval aviator inWorld War I and entered films as ascreenwriter in 1920. He was a gagwriter forMack Sennett andHal Roach , then joinedPathe and began to direct films in 1928. Among his films are "One Way Passage " (1932), "China Seas" (1935), "Eternally Yours" (1939), "Seven Sinners " (1940), "Cheers for Miss Bishop " (1941), "The Cross of Lorraine" (1943), and "Bataan" (1943). He is best known as the director of the 1946 thriller, "The Postman Always Rings Twice" withJohn Garfield andLana Turner . "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court " (1949) withBing Crosby andRhonda Fleming was also well-received, "The Fireball " (1950).After directing one of
Loretta Young 's last theatrical films "Cause for Alarm! " (1951), Garnett travelled toEngland in the early 1950s for a few films. Upon his return to the U.S., he worked mainly in television in popular series such as as "The Loretta Young Show ", "Wagon Train ", "Laramie", "The Untouchables", "Naked City", "Rawhide", and "Bonanza ".Garnett died from
leukemia inSawtelle, California at the age of 83.He has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame .Garnett published a book titled "Directing: Learn from the Masters" ISBN 0-8108-3046-9 as well as his autobiography titled "Light Your Torches and Pull Up Your Tights" ISBN 0-8700-0204-X
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