Tay Garnett

Birth Name:

William Taylor Garnett

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Assistant director

Served in the U․S․ Navy during World War I as a pilot
Was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television for "The Untouchables" in 1960
Was nominated for a Mussolini Cup at the Venice Film Festival for Best Foreign Film for "China Seas" in 1935
Directed his first film, the short "Fast Black," in 1924
Started out as a writer on the short film "The Quack Doctor" in 1920
Worked for Mack Sennett as a gag writer for his silent comedy films
Best known as the director of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Four Star Playhouse․"
Wrote the novel "Man Laughs Back" and was the co-author of a book of Hollywood anecdotes called "Light Your Torches and Pull Up Your Tights․"

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