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J. Lee Thompson(1914-2002)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson was born on 1 August 1914 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). He was previously married to Penny Thompson, Florence (Bill) Bailey, Lucille Kelly and Joan Henry. He died on 30 August 2002 in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada.
BornAugust 1, 1914
DiedAugust 30, 2002(88)
BornAugust 1, 1914
DiedAugust 30, 2002(88)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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J. Lee Thompson, Paul Lohmann, Will Sampson, and Ronald Vidor in The White Buffalo (1977)
Gregory Peck, and Anne Haywood With Director J.Lee Thompson "The Chairman" 1969 20th century fox

Known for:

David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The Guns of Navarone
7.5
  • Director
  • 1961
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
Woman in a Dressing Gown
7.3
  • Director
  • 1957
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
6.1
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1972
Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, and Lori Martin in Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear
7.7
  • Director
  • 1962

Credits

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Director

  • Charles Bronson and Kim Lee in Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
    Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1989
  • Messenger of Death (1988)
    Messenger of Death
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Charles Bronson in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
    Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Chuck Norris in Firewalker (1986)
    Firewalker
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in Murphy's Law (1986)
    Murphy's Law
    • Director
    • 1986
  • King Solomon's Mines (1985)
    King Solomon's Mines
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The Ambassador (1984)
    The Ambassador
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Charles Bronson in The Evil That Men Do (1984)
    The Evil That Men Do
    • Director
    • 1984
  • 10 to Midnight (1983)
    10 to Midnight
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1983
  • Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, Julie Adams, and Sam J. Jones in Code Red (1981)
    Code Red
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
    Happy Birthday to Me
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, and Dominique Sanda in Caboblanco (1980)
    Caboblanco
    • Director
    • 1980
  • James Mason, Anthony Quinn, Kay Lenz, and Paul Clemens in The Passage (1979)
    The Passage
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset in The Greek Tycoon (1978)
    The Greek Tycoon
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Charles Bronson and Will Sampson in The White Buffalo (1977)
    The White Buffalo
    • Director
    • 1977

Writer

  • Richard Norton in Future Hunters (1988)
    Future Hunters
    • screenplay (as J.L. Thompson)
    • 1988
  • 10 to Midnight (1983)
    10 to Midnight
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • For Better, for Worse (1954)
    For Better, for Worse
    • screenplay (as J. Lee-Thompson)
    • 1954
  • Diana Dors and Glynis Johns in The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
    The Weak and the Wicked
    • screenplay by (as J. Lee-Thompson)
    • 1954
  • Andrew Ray in The Yellow Balloon (1953)
    The Yellow Balloon
    • screenplay (as J. Lee-Thompson)
    • 1953
  • Murder Without Crime (1950)
    Murder Without Crime
    • play "Double Error"
    • written by (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Last Holiday (1950)
    Last Holiday
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • No Place for Jennifer (1950)
    No Place for Jennifer
    • screen play
    • 1950
  • For Them That Trespass (1949)
    For Them That Trespass
    • screenplay (as J. Lee-Thompson)
    • 1949
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Television Theatre
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1947
  • East of Piccadilly (1941)
    East of Piccadilly
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Jack Buchanan, Fred Emney, and Greta Gynt in The Middle Watch (1940)
    The Middle Watch
    • Writer
    • 1940
  • The Price of Folly (1937)
    The Price of Folly
    • play "Double Error"
    • screenplay (as John Lee Thompsn)
    • 1937

Producer

  • Return from the Ashes (1965)
    Return from the Ashes
    • producer
    • 1965
  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
    • producer
    • 1965
  • No Trees in the Street (1959)
    No Trees in the Street
    • A Lee-Thompson Godwin/Willis Production
    • 1959
  • Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
    Woman in a Dressing Gown
    • producer
    • 1957
  • The Good Companions (1957)
    The Good Companions
    • producer (as J. Lee-Thompson)
    • 1957

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Lee-Thompson
  • Born
    • August 1, 1914
    • Bristol, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 30, 2002
    • Sooke, British Columbia, Canada(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Penny Thompsonc. 1962 - August 30, 2002 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Gregory Peck once said there were only four directors he could trust to tell him whether or not he was faking his performance: Alfred Hitchcock, George Cukor, William Wyler and Thompson.
  • Quotes
    The knack of choosing his scripts wisely is one of the greatest assets a director can have - knowing what to discard, what to refuse. I've learned by experience that it's fatal to accept a poor script because it contains one or two good scenes which you long to shoot.
  • Nickname
    • Mighty Mouse

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