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Tay Garnett (1894–1977)

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Following his service as a naval aviator in WW I, Tay Garnett entered films in 1920 as a screenwriter. After a stint as a gag writer for Mack Sennett and Hal Roach he joined Pathe, then the distributor for both competing comedy producers, and in 1928 began directing for that company. Garnett garnered some attention in the early 1930s with such films as One Way Passage and Her Man... See full bio »

Born:

William Taylor Garnett
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Sawtelle, California, USA
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1975 Timber Tramps
 
1975 Challenge to Be Free
 
1970 The Delta Factor
 
1962-1966 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– The Resurrection of Deadwood Dick (1966)
– Lady of the Plains (1966)
– The Lawless Have Laws (1965)
– Magic Locket (1965)
– Death in the Desert (1965)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
– Big Man on Campus (1966)
– Move Over, Mozart (1966)
 
1961-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– The Brothers (1966)
– He Learned About Women (1962)
– Nina's Revenge (1961)
 
1965-1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
– The Empty Town (1966)
– The Man Who Killed Jesse (1965)
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
– Hunt the Man Down (1965)
 
1963-1965 Bonanza (TV series)
– Once a Doctor (1965)
– Triangle (1964)
– The Pressure Game (1964)
– Love Me Not (1964)
– Bullet for a Bride (1964)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1963 Cattle King
 
1962 The Beachcomber (TV series)
– The Search for Robert Herrick (1962)
– The Spaniard (1962)
– The Prodigal Pretender (1962)
– Flight to Freedom (1962)
 
1962 The New Loretta Young Show (TV series)
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
– The Race (1962)
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
– House of the Hunter (1962)
– The Immigrants (1962)
– The Captain's Wife (1962)
 
1961-1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
– A Time to Run (1962)
– The Long Way Home (1962)
– Three for All (1962)
– Night of the Hawk (1962)
– Apache Daughter (1961)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
– Run, Rabbit, Run (1961)
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
– Three for One (1961)
 
1960-1961 The Deputy (TV series)
– Brand of Honesty (1961)
– Spoken in Silence (1961)
– Tension Point (1961)
– The Means and the End (1961)
– Two-Way Deal (1961)
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1960-1961 Naked City (TV series)
– Button in the Haystack (1961)
– Debt of Honor (1960)
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
– The Lost Dutchman (1961)
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
– Duel on the River (1960)
 
1959-1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Candy O'Hara Story (1960)
– The Jose Maria Moran Story (1959)
– The Kate Parker Story (1959)
 
1960 The Night Fighters
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
– The Baron Comes Back (1960)
– Mission into Mexico (1960)
– Fire in the Hole (1960)
– Lawyer in Petticoats (1960)
 
1959-1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
– Star Witness (1960)
– Mexican Stake-Out (1959)
– The Jake Lingle Killing (1959)
 
1958-1959 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
– Strictly Personal (1959)
– 810 Franklin Street (1959)
– Strange Money (1958)
– The Last Witness (1958)
 
1957-1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
– Music in the Night (1958)
– Hurricane (1957)
– Voices in the Fog (1957)
 
1957 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
– Encounter on a Second-Class Coach (1957)
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– The Carroll Formula (1956)
– Partners (1956)
– Hot Cargo (1956)
 
1956 Seven Wonders of the World (documentary)
 
1954 The Black Knight
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
 
1952 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
 
1952 One Minute to Zero
 
1951 The Racket (uncredited)
 
1951 Cause for Alarm!
 
1951 Soldiers Three
 
1950 The Fireball
 
1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
 
1947 Wild Harvest
 
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington
 
1944 Since You Went Away (uncredited)
 
1943 The Cross of Lorraine
 
1943 Bataan
 
1942 My Favorite Spy
 
1941 Cheers for Miss Bishop
 
1940 Seven Sinners
 
1939 Slightly Honorable
 
1939 Eternally Yours
 
1938 Trade Winds
 
1938 Joy of Living
 
1937 Stand-In
 
1937 Slave Ship
 
1937 Love Is News
 
1935 Professional Soldier
 
1935 She Couldn't Take It
 
1935 China Seas
 
1933 Destination Unknown
 
1933 S.O.S. Iceberg
 
1932 One Way Passage
 
1932 Okay, America!
 
1932 Prestige
 
1931 Bad Company
 
1930 Her Man
 
1930 Officer O'Brien
 
1929 Oh, Yeah!
 
1929 The Flying Fool
 
1928 The Spieler
 
1928 Celebrity
 
1925 All Wool (short)
 
1925 Riders of the Kitchen Range (short)
 
1924 Fast Black (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (57 titles)
1970 The Delta Factor (screenplay)
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– Partners (1956) (story)
– Hot Cargo (1956) (story)
 
1950 The Fireball (original story)
 
1947 Wild Harvest (uncredited)
 
1940 Cafe Hostess (story)
 
1938 Trade Winds (story)
 
1932 One Way Passage (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1932 Prestige (adaptation)
 
1931 Bad Company (screenplay)
 
1930 Her Man (story)
 
1929 Oh, Yeah! (dialogue / scenario)
 
1929 The Flying Fool (scenario)
 
1928 The Spieler (writer)
 
1928 Celebrity (writer)
 
1928 Power (screenplay / story)
 
1928 The Cop (writer)
 
1928 Skyscraper (adaptation)
 
1927 Turkish Delight
 
1927 The Wise Wife (adaptation / screenplay)
 
1927 No Control
 
1927 Long Pants
 
1927 White Gold (adaptation)
 
1927 Getting Gertie's Garter
 
1927 Rubber Tires (adaptation)
 
1927 The Reckless Mollycoddle (adaptation)
 
1926 The Cruise of the Jasper B (adaptation)
 
1926 There You Are!
 
1926 Smith's Visitor (short)
 
1926 The Strong Man (uncredited)
 
1926 Up in Mabel's Room
 
1926 Puppy Lovetime (short) (scenario)
 
1926 That's My Baby
 
1926 A Beauty Parlor (short) (titles)
 
1926 The Funnymooners (short) (story)
 
1925 Who's Your Friend
 
1925/II On the Links (short) (titles)
 
1925 Salute (short) (titles)
 
1925 Three Wise Goofs (short) (titles)
 
1925 Half a Man (short) (titles)
 
1925 Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (short) (titles)
 
1925 The Sleuth (short) (titles)
 
1925 Navy Blue Days (short) (titles)
 
1925 The Snow Hawk (short) (titles)
 
1925 Pie-Eyed (short) (titles)
 
1925 Twins (short) (titles)
 
1925 Somewhere in Wrong (short) (titles)
 
1925 Honeymoon Hardships (short)
 
1925 The Plumber (short) (scenario)
 
1924 West of Hot Dog (short) (titles)
 
1924 Off His Trolley (short) (story)
 
1924 Galloping Bungalows (short)
 
1924 Detained (short) (titles)
 
1924 Mandarin Mix-Up (short) (titles)
 
1924 Don't Park There (short)
 
1922 The Hottentot
 
1922 Broken Chains (scenario)
 
1920 The Quack Doctor (short) (scenario)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
1975 Challenge to Be Free
Old Marshal McGee
 
1940 Seven Sinners
Drunken Sailor - Fight Sequence (uncredited)
 
1939 Slightly Honorable
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1939 Eternally Yours
Pilot (uncredited)
 
1938 Joy of Living
Man on Phone in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
 
1932 Okay, America!
Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
 
1932 Prestige
Man on Ship Deck Next to Verlane (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1970 The Delta Factor (producer)
 
1941 Weekend for Three (producer)
 
1941 Unexpected Uncle (producer)
 
1939 Slightly Honorable (producer)
 
1939 Eternally Yours (producer)
 
1938 Trade Winds (producer)
 
1938 Joy of Living (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove (director: re-takes - uncredited)
 
1927/I Fiddlesticks (short) (title designer)
 
1944 Since You Went Away (director: crowd sequences - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1929 Oh, Yeah! (writer: "Love Found Me")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
– The Carroll Formula (1956) … Himself
 
1941 Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (documentary short)
Himself
 

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(1935) Novel: "A Man Laughs Back". See more »

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