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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tay Garnett has received more than 135,324 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Tay Garnett is the 918th most popular film director (up from 1,016th in 2019), the 5,869th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,736th in 2019) and the 217th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tay Garnett ranks 918 out of 2,041. Before him are Steven Zaillian, Kim Jee-woon, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Karel Kachyňa, Jørgen Leth, and Chad Stahelski. After him are Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Philippe Rousselot, Christophe Gans, Francesco Maselli, Lucian Pintilie, and Ludwig Berger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Tay Garnett ranks 184. Before him are Florbela Espanca, Paul Hörbiger, Viorica Ursuleac, Francis Hunter, Arkady Fiedler, and Krešimir Baranović. After him are Hans Henny Jahnn, Yan Gamarnik, Heinz Hopf, Estelle Taylor, John Lennard-Jones, and Bill Johnston. Among people deceased in 1977, Tay Garnett ranks 160. Before him are Alexander Galich, Philipp Etter, Lūcija Garūta, Krishan Chander, Carlos Prío Socarrás, and Louis Clarke. After him are José Perácio, Otto Kaiser, Mike Parkes, Leila Hyams, Edward Van Dijck, and Megumi Yokota.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tay Garnett ranks 5,869 out of 20,380. Before him are Jacqueline Cochran (1906), Charles Brockden Brown (1771), Yuri Lowenthal (1971), Butler Lampson (1943), Norman Lear (1922), and George Ritzer (1940). After him are David Baldacci (1960), Usher (1978), Lawrence Roberts (1937), Sandy Koufax (1935), Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884), and John Hopcroft (1939).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Tay Garnett ranks 217. Before him are Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Jack Bender (1949), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Walter Lang (1896), Steven Zaillian (1953), and Chad Stahelski (1968). After him are Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), John Lee Hancock (1956), Ralph Nelson (1916), Paul Morrissey (1938), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), and Matt Reeves (1966).

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Filmography

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Director
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
May 2o 19467.034 / 10
Gunsmoke
Director
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
6.485 / 10
One Way Passage
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A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
Oct 4o 19327.304 / 10