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Lee Garmes (1898–1978)

Cinematographer | Director | Producer

One of the most innovative of pioneer cameramen, Lee Garmes started his career on the East Coast with the New York Motion Picture Company, but was soon persuaded by the director Thomas H. Ince to join him in Hollywood. Garmes quickly climbed his way up the ladder, from painter's assistant to prop boy (future director Henry Hathaway shared the same duties at 'Inceville')... See full bio »

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Lee Dewey Garmes
in Peoria, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1973 Why (short)
 
1971 Why (short)
 
1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
 
1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady (director of photography)
 
1964 Lady in a Cage (director of photography)
 
1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
 
1961 The Defenders (TV series)
– Quality of Mercy (1961)
 
1961 Misty
 
1959 Happy Anniversary
 
1959 The Big Fisherman
 
1958 Never Love a Stranger
 
1957 The Big Boodle
 
1956 The Sharkfighters
 
1956 D-Day the Sixth of June (director of photography)
 
1956 The Bottom of the Bottle
 
1955 Man with the Gun (director of photography)
 
1955 The Desperate Hours (director of photography)
 
1955 Land of the Pharaohs
 
1955 Abdullah's Harem
 
1953 Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
 
1952 Thunder in the East (director of photography)
 
1952 The Lusty Men
 
1952 Actor's and Sin
 
1952 The Captive City
 
1951 Detective Story (director of photography)
 
1951 Saturday's Hero
 
1951 That's My Boy
 
1950 The Furies (uncredited)
 
1950 Our Very Own
 
1950 My Friend Irma Goes West (director of photography)
 
1949 My Foolish Heart
 
1949 Roseanna McCoy
 
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian (director of photography)
 
1949 Caught
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie (uncredited)
 
1947 The Paradine Case (photographed by)
 
1947 Nightmare Alley (director of photography)
 
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (director of photography)
 
1946 Duel in the Sun (director of photography)
 
1946 Specter of the Rose
 
1946 The Searching Wind
 
1946 Young Widow
 
1945 Paris Underground
 
1945 Love Letters (director of photography)
 
1944 Guest in the House (director of photography)
 
1944 Since You Went Away (photographed by)
 
1944 None Shall Escape
 
1943 Jack London (uncredited)
 
1943 Stormy Weather (uncredited)
 
1943 Flight for Freedom (director of photography)
 
1943 Forever and a Day (uncredited)
 
1942 China Girl
 
1942 Footlight Serenade
 
1942 Jungle Book (director of photography)
 
1941 Lydia (director of photography)
 
1940 Angels Over Broadway (director of photography)
 
1939 Gone with the Wind (photographed by - uncredited)
 
1938 The Sky's the Limit
 
1937 Dreaming Lips
 
1936 Conquest of the Air (uncredited)
 
1935 Once in a Blue Moon
 
1935 The Scoundrel
 
1934 Crime Without Passion
 
1934 George White's Scandals
 
1933 I Am Suzanne!
 
1933 My Lips Betray
 
1933 Shanghai Madness
 
1933 Zoo in Budapest
 
1933 Face in the Sky
 
1932 Strange Interlude (photographed by)
 
1932 Call Her Savage
 
1932 Smilin' Through
 
1932 Scarface
 
1932 Shanghai Express (photographed by)
 
1931 An American Tragedy
 
1931 Confessions of a Co-Ed
 
1931 City Streets
 
1931 Dishonored
 
1931 Fighting Caravans
 
1931 Kiss Me Again (photography)
 
1930 Morocco (photographed by)
 
1930 Whoopee!
 
1930 Bright Lights (photography)
 
1930 The Song of the Flame
 
1930 Spring Is Here
 
1930 The Other Tomorrow
 
1930 Lilies of the Field
 
1929 Disraeli (photographed by)
 
1929 The Great Divide
 
1929 Say It with Songs
 
1929 Prisoners
 
1929 Love and the Devil
 
1929 His Captive Woman
 
1928 The Barker
 
1928 Waterfront
 
1928 Yellow Lily
 
1928 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
 
1927 The Love Mart
 
1927 The Private Life of Helen of Troy
 
1927 Rose of the Golden West
 
1927 The Garden of Allah
 
1926 The Popular Sin
 
1926 The Show Off (photographed by)
 
1926 The Carnival Girl
 
1926 The Palm Beach Girl
 
1926 A Social Celebrity
 
1926 The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
 
1925 Keep Smiling
 
1925 Goat Getter
 
1925 Crack o' Dawn
 
1925 The Pacemakers (short)
 
1924 The Lighthouse by the Sea (uncredited)
 
1924 Find Your Man
 
1924 Bee's Knees (short)
 
1924 The Square Sex (short)
 
1924 For the Love of Mike (short)
 
1924 Sherlock's Home (short)
 
1924 William Tells (short)
 
1924 King Leary (short)
 
1924 Money to Burns (short)
 
1924 When Knighthood Was in Tower (short)
 
1924 Julius Sees Her (short)
 
1923 Judy Punch (short)
 
1923 When Gale and Hurricane Meet (short)
 
1923 The End of a Perfect Fray (short)
 
1923 Gall of the Wild (short)
 
1923 Some Punches and Judy (short)
 
1923 Two Stones with One Bird (short)
 
1923 Six Second Smith (short)
 
1923 The Knight That Failed (short)
 
1923 The Knight in Gale (short)
 
1923 Fighting Blood
 
1919 Nobody Home
 
1919 Nugget Nell
 
1919 I'll Get Him Yet
 
1918 The Hope Chest
 
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1978 Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys (producer - uncredited)
 
1946 Specter of the Rose (associate producer)
 
1941 Lydia (associate producer)
 
1940 Beyond Tomorrow (producer)
 
1937 The Lilac Domino (producer)
 
1932 Der träumende Mund (co-producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1940 Beyond Tomorrow (presenter)
 
1934 Crime Without Passion (associate director)
 
1932 Der träumende Mund (technical supervisor)
 
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1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
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– Trick of the Light (1980) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

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(1957) Unsold pilot: Shot a pilot for a western series to be called "Calamity Jane". See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

A cameraman is often the savior of a film. His lighting can be the main factor in its success. See more »

Trivia:

Worked for George Cukor on Gone with the Wind and was uncredited, as was Cukor. See more »

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