FILM DIRECTOR

Lee Garmes

1898 - 1978

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Lee Garmes, A.S.C. (May 27, 1898 – August 31, 1978) was an American cinematographer. During his career, he worked with directors Howard Hawks, Max Ophüls, Josef von Sternberg, Alfred Hitchcock, King Vidor, Nicholas Ray and Henry Hathaway, whom he had met as a young man when the two first came to Hollywood in the silent era. He also co-directed two films with legendary screenwriter Ben Hecht: Angels Over Broadway and Actors and Sin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Garmes is the 1,450th most popular film director (down from 1,318th in 2019), the 10,583rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,840th in 2019) and the 394th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lee Garmes ranks 1,450 out of 2,041. Before him are Tim Miller, Joseph Kahn, Catherine Corsini, Sally Menke, Peter Zadek, and Niels Arden Oplev. After him are Bryan Forbes, Mike Hodges, Chloé Zhao, Alan Taylor, Josef Fares, and Robert Schwentke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Lee Garmes ranks 292. Before him are Ferreira de Castro, Clarence Walker, Gertrude Lawrence, Nalini Bala Devi, Chesty Puller, and Lucy Morton. After him are Albert Kivikas, Bedřich Šupčík, Humberto Tomasina, Rachel Fuller Brown, Baby Dodds, and Ewald Balser. Among people deceased in 1978, Lee Garmes ranks 246. Before him are Ljubiša Stevanović, George Newberry, Vivian McGrath, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and Michael Bates. After him are Albert Kivikas, Noble Johnson, Paul Scott, Rudolf Schoeller, Tibor Serly, and Giuseppe Berto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Garmes ranks 10,585 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Kelly (1952), Juli Ashton (1969), Ben Platt (1993), Edward F. Moore (1925), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (1957), and Rickie Lee Jones (1954). After him are Jack Wagner (1959), Frankie Genaro (1901), Bill Erwin (1914), Terry Branstad (1946), Jeannie Pepper (1958), and Sonny Perdue (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lee Garmes ranks 394. Before him are Judd Apatow (1967), Albert Pyun (1953), Lee Unkrich (1967), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Tim Miller (1964), and Sally Menke (1953). After him are Alan Taylor (1959), Joseph Kosinski (1974), Dan Gilroy (1959), Ellen Kuras (1959), Ken Burns (1953), and Melvin Frank (1913).

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