FILM DIRECTOR

Tay Garnett

1894 - 1977

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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. In his later years, he focused mainly on television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tay Garnett is the 1,221st most popular film director (down from 918th in 2019), the 8,703rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,868th in 2019) and the 320th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tay Garnett ranks 1,221 out of 2,041. Before him are Bruno Barreto, Archie Mayo, Rex Ingram, Dariusz Wolski, Marc Caro, and Alain Jessua. After him are Alain Guiraudie, Daniel Mann, Travis Knight, Richard Kelly, Peter Del Monte, and Vadim Perelman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Tay Garnett ranks 227. Before him are Raymond Schwartz, Yan Gamarnik, Mikhail Suslin, André Jousseaume, Johannes Block, and Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson. After him are Arthur Freed, Oliver Leese, Peter Warlock, Robert Benson, Belle Moore, and Curt Backeberg. Among people deceased in 1977, Tay Garnett ranks 222. Before him are Jack Beresford, Jorge Pardon, Philibert Smellinckx, Sergei Lemeshev, Giorgio La Pira, and Ernő Nagy. After him are Arvo Haavisto, Andy Devine, József Várszegi, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Jean Taris, and Grațian Sepi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tay Garnett ranks 8,705 out of 20,380. Before him are Herman Groman (1882), Duane Jones (1937), Lew Rockwell (1944), Robert Ellis (1892), Sam Rivers (1977), and Chris Cuomo (1970). After him are McLean Stevenson (1927), Jim Root (1971), Pat Crawford Brown (1929), David Paymer (1954), Jo Jo White (1946), and Rachel Chagall (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Tay Garnett ranks 320. Before him are Trey Parker (1969), Joe Ranft (1960), Byron Haskin (1899), Buddy Van Horn (1928), Busby Berkeley (1895), and Archie Mayo (1891). After him are Daniel Mann (1912), Travis Knight (1973), Richard Kelly (1975), Peter Del Monte (1943), Walter Murch (1943), and Monte Hellman (1932).

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