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Lee Garmes

Lee Garmes

Known For Camera
Birthday May 27, 1898
Died Aug 31, 1978 (80)
Birthplace Peoria, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lee Garmes, A.S.C. (May 27, 1898 – August 31, 1978) was an American cinematographer. During his career, he worked with directors Howard Hawks, Max Ophüls, Josef von Sternberg, Alfred Hitchcock, King Vidor, Nicholas Ray and Henry Hathaway, whom he had met as a y ... oung man when the two first came to Hollywood in the silent era. He also co-directed two films with legendary screenwriter Ben Hecht: Angels Over Broadway and Actor's and Sin. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Garmes first came to Hollywood in 1916. His first job was as an assistant in the paint department at Thomas H. Ince Studios, but he soon became a camera assistant before graduating to full-time cameraman. His earliest films were comedy shorts, and his career did not fully take off until the introduction of sound. Garmes was married to film actress Ruth Hall from 1933 until his death in 1978. He is interred in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Garmes was one of the earliest proponents of video technology, which he advocated as early as 1972. That year, he had been hired by Technicolor to photograph the short film Why, which was intended to test whether video was a viable technology for shooting feature films. According to American Cinematographer magazine, "Although officially unaccredited, Lee Garmes photographed a considerable portion of Gone with the Wind. Many consider the famous railroad yard sequence among his finest cinematic efforts." Garmes was one of many Hollywood veterans from the silent era interviewed by Kevin Brownlow for the television series Hollywood (1980).

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Filmography

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Why?

Why?

1973

Cinematography

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968

Director of Photography

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

Director of Photography

Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage

1964

Director of Photography

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

1962

Director of Photography

Misty

Misty

1961

Director of Photography

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary

1959

Director of Photography

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

Director of Photography

Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger

1958

Director of Photography

The Big Boodle

The Big Boodle

1957

Director of Photography

The Sharkfighters

The Sharkfighters

1956

Director of Photography

D-Day the Sixth of June

D-Day the Sixth of June

1956

Director of Photography

The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956

Director of Photography

Abdullah's Harem

Abdullah's Harem

1955

Cinematography

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

Director of Photography

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

1955

Director of Photography

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955

Director of Photography

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953

Director of Photography

Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

1952

Director of Photography

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952

Director of Photography

The Captive City

The Captive City

1952

Director of Photography

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952

Director of Photography

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

Director of Photography

Saturday's Hero

Saturday's Hero

1951

Director of Photography

That's My Boy

That's My Boy

1951

Director of Photography

The Furies

The Furies

1950

Director of Photography

My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West

1950

Director of Photography

My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart

1950

Director of Photography

Our Very Own

Our Very Own

1950

Director of Photography

The Fighting Kentuckian

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949

Director of Photography

Caught

Caught

1949

Director of Photography

Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy

1949

Director of Photography

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

1947

Director of Photography

The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

1947

Director of Photography

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

Director of Photography

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946

Director of Photography

Specter of the Rose

Specter of the Rose

1946

Director of Photography

The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946

Director of Photography

Young Widow

Young Widow

1946

Director of Photography

Paris Underground

Paris Underground

1945

Cinematography

Love Letters

Love Letters

1945

Director of Photography

Guest in the House

Guest in the House

1944

Director of Photography

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

1944

Director of Photography

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape

1944

Director of Photography

Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

1943

Director of Photography

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943

Director of Photography

Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

1942

Director of Photography

China Girl

China Girl

1942

Director of Photography

Jungle Book

Jungle Book

1942

Director of Photography

Lydia

Lydia

1941

Director of Photography

Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway

1940

Director of Photography

The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air

1936

Cinematography

Once in a Blue Moon

Once in a Blue Moon

1935

Cinematography

The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

1935

Director of Photography

Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion

1934

Director of Photography

Shanghai Madness

Shanghai Madness

1933

Director of Photography

Face in the Sky

Face in the Sky

1933

Director of Photography

Zoo in Budapest

Zoo in Budapest

1933

Director of Photography

My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray

1933

Director of Photography

I Am Suzanne!

I Am Suzanne!

1933

Director of Photography

Scarface

Scarface

1932

Director of Photography

Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

1932

Director of Photography

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

1932

Director of Photography

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

Director of Photography

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

Director of Photography

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

1931

Camera Operator

Fighting Caravans

Fighting Caravans

1931

Director of Photography

Dishonored

Dishonored

1931

Director of Photography

City Streets

City Streets

1931

Director of Photography

An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

1931

Director of Photography

The Song of the Flame

The Song of the Flame

1930

Director of Photography

Spring Is Here

Spring Is Here

1930

Director of Photography

Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

1930

Cinematography

Morocco

Morocco

1930

Director of Photography

Whoopee!

Whoopee!

1930

Director of Photography

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1930

Director of Photography

Disraeli

Disraeli

1929

Director of Photography

His Captive Woman

His Captive Woman

1929

Director of Photography

Say It with Songs

Say It with Songs

1929

Cinematography

Love and the Devil

Love and the Devil

1929

Director of Photography

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

1929

Cinematography

The Barker

The Barker

1928

Director of Photography

The Yellow Lily

The Yellow Lily

1928

Director of Photography

Rose of the Golden West

Rose of the Golden West

1927

Director of Photography

The Show Off

The Show Off

1926

Director of Photography

The Popular Sin

The Popular Sin

1926

Director of Photography

Money to Burns

Money to Burns

1924

Cinematography

Find Your Man

Find Your Man

1924

Director of Photography

The Lighthouse by the Sea

The Lighthouse by the Sea

1924

Director of Photography

Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

1923

Cinematography

Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

1923

Cinematography

Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

1923

Cinematography

Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

1952

Co-Director

Specter of the Rose

Specter of the Rose

1946

Co-Director

Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway

1940

Co-Director

Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway

1940

Director

Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion

1934

Director

Specter of the Rose

Specter of the Rose

1946

Co-Producer

Lydia

Lydia

1941

Associate Producer

Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow

1940

Producer

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