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Lee Garmes

Lee Garmes

Cinematographer, Director, Producer

Born May 27, 1898 in Peoria, Illinois, USA

Died August 31, 1978

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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 young 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

Actor

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Type

Year

The Moviemakers TV Series1984

Hollywood Poster

Hollywood Mini-Series1980Self

Talking Film Poster

Talking Film TV Series1978Self

Cinematographer

144

Type

Year

The Forsaken Westerns Poster

The Forsaken Westerns TV Series2017

Why Feature Film1973

Why Short Film1971

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life Poster

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life Feature Film1968

A Big Hand for the Little Lady Poster

A Big Hand for the Little Lady Feature Film1966

Lady in a Cage Poster

Lady in a Cage Feature Film1964

The Lieutenant Poster

The Lieutenant TV Series1963

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Poster

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Feature Film1962

Ten Girls Ago Poster

Ten Girls Ago TV Movie1962

Misty Feature Film1961

The Defenders Poster

The Defenders TV Series1961

Happy Anniversary Poster

Happy Anniversary Feature Film1959

The Big Fisherman Poster

The Big Fisherman Feature Film1959

Never Love a Stranger Poster

Never Love a Stranger Feature Film1958

The Texan Poster

The Texan TV Series1958

The Big Boodle Poster

The Big Boodle Feature Film1957

D-Day the Sixth of June Poster

D-Day the Sixth of June Feature Film1956

The Bottom of the Bottle Poster

The Bottom of the Bottle Feature Film1956

The Sharkfighters Poster

The Sharkfighters Feature Film1956

Abdullah's Harem Poster

Abdullah's Harem Feature Film1955

Land of the Pharaohs Poster

Land of the Pharaohs Feature Film1955

Man with the Gun Poster

Man with the Gun Feature Film1955

The Desperate Hours Poster

The Desperate Hours Feature Film1955

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive Poster

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive Feature Film1953

Actors and Sin Poster

Actors and Sin Feature Film1952

The Captive City Poster

The Captive City Feature Film1952

The Lusty Men Poster

The Lusty Men Feature Film1952

Thunder in the East Poster

Thunder in the East Feature Film1952

Detective Story Poster

Detective Story Feature Film1951

Saturday's Hero Poster

Saturday's Hero Feature Film1951

That's My Boy Poster

That's My Boy Feature Film1951

My Friend Irma Goes West Poster

My Friend Irma Goes West Feature Film1950

Our Very Own Poster

Our Very Own Feature Film1950

The Furies Poster

The Furies Feature Film1950

Caught Feature Film1949

My Foolish Heart Poster

My Foolish Heart Feature Film1949

Roseanna McCoy Poster

Roseanna McCoy Feature Film1949

The Fighting Kentuckian Poster

The Fighting Kentuckian Feature Film1949

Portrait of Jennie Poster

Portrait of Jennie Feature Film1948

Nightmare Alley Poster

Nightmare Alley Feature Film1947

The Paradine Case Poster

The Paradine Case Feature Film1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Poster

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Feature Film1947

Duel in the Sun Poster

Duel in the Sun Feature Film1946

Specter of the Rose Poster

Specter of the Rose Feature Film1946

The Searching Wind Poster

The Searching Wind Feature Film1946

Young Widow Poster

Young Widow Feature Film1946

Love Letters Poster

Love Letters Feature Film1945

Paris Underground Poster

Paris Underground Feature Film1945

Guest in the House Poster

Guest in the House Feature Film1944

None Shall Escape Poster

None Shall Escape Feature Film1944

Since You Went Away Poster

Since You Went Away Feature Film1944

Flight for Freedom Poster

Flight for Freedom Feature Film1943

Forever and a Day Poster

Forever and a Day Feature Film1943

Jack London Poster

Jack London Feature Film1943

Stormy Weather Poster

Stormy Weather Feature Film1943

China Girl Poster

China Girl Feature Film1942

Footlight Serenade Poster

Footlight Serenade Feature Film1942

The Jungle Book Poster

The Jungle Book Feature Film1942

Lydia Feature Film1941

Angels Over Broadway Poster

Angels Over Broadway Feature Film1940

Gone with the Wind Poster

Gone with the Wind Feature Film1939

The Sky's the Limit Feature Film1938

Once in a Blue Moon Poster

Once in a Blue Moon Feature Film1935

The Scoundrel Poster

The Scoundrel Feature Film1935

Crime Without Passion Poster

Crime Without Passion Feature Film1934

George White's Scandals Poster

George White's Scandals Feature Film1934

Face in the Sky Poster

Face in the Sky Feature Film1933

I Am Suzanne! Poster

I Am Suzanne! Feature Film1933

My Lips Betray Poster

My Lips Betray Feature Film1933

Shanghai Madness Poster

Shanghai Madness Feature Film1933

Zoo in Budapest Poster

Zoo in Budapest Feature Film1933

Call Her Savage Poster

Call Her Savage Feature Film1932

Scarface Poster

Scarface Feature Film1932

Shanghai Express Poster

Shanghai Express Feature Film1932

Smilin' Through Poster

Smilin' Through Feature Film1932

Strange Interlude Poster

Strange Interlude Feature Film1932

An American Tragedy Poster

An American Tragedy Feature Film1931

City Streets Poster

City Streets Feature Film1931

Confessions of a Co-Ed Poster

Confessions of a Co-Ed Feature Film1931

Dishonored Poster

Dishonored Feature Film1931

Fighting Caravans Poster

Fighting Caravans Feature Film1931

Kiss Me Again Poster

Kiss Me Again Feature Film1931

The Conquest of the Air Poster

The Conquest of the Air Feature Film1931

Bright Lights Poster

Bright Lights Feature Film1930

Lilies of the Field Poster

Lilies of the Field Feature Film1930

Morocco Feature Film1930

Spring Is Here Poster

Spring Is Here Feature Film1930

The Other Tomorrow Poster

The Other Tomorrow Feature Film1930

The Song of the Flame Poster

The Song of the Flame Feature Film1930

Whoopee! Poster

Whoopee! Feature Film1930

Disraeli Poster

Disraeli Feature Film1929

His Captive Woman Poster

His Captive Woman Feature Film1929

Love and the Devil Poster

Love and the Devil Feature Film1929

Prisoners Poster

Prisoners Feature Film1929

Say It with Songs Poster

Say It with Songs Feature Film1929

The Great Divide Poster

The Great Divide Feature Film1929

The Barker Poster

The Barker Feature Film1928

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Poster

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Feature Film1928

Waterfront Poster

Waterfront Feature Film1928

Yellow Lily Poster

Yellow Lily Feature Film1928

Rose of the Golden West Poster

Rose of the Golden West Feature Film1927

The Garden of Allah Poster

The Garden of Allah Feature Film1927

The Love Mart Poster

The Love Mart Feature Film1927

The Private Life of Helen of Troy Poster

The Private Life of Helen of Troy Feature Film1927

A Social Celebrity Poster

A Social Celebrity Feature Film1926

The Carnival Girl Feature Film1926

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter Poster

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter Feature Film1926

The Palm Beach Girl Poster

The Palm Beach Girl Feature Film1926

The Popular Sin Poster

The Popular Sin Feature Film1926

The Show-Off Poster

The Show-Off Feature Film1926

Crack o' Dawn Poster

Crack o' Dawn Feature Film1925

Goat Getter Poster

Goat Getter Feature Film1925

Keep Smiling Poster

Keep Smiling Feature Film1925

The Pacemakers Short Film1925

Bee's Knees Short Film1924

Find Your Man Poster

Find Your Man Feature Film1924

For the Love of Mike Short Film1924

Julius Sees Her Short Film1924

King Leary Poster

King Leary Short Film1924

Money to Burns Short Film1924

Sherlock's Home Poster

Sherlock's Home Short Film1924

The Lighthouse by the Sea Poster

The Lighthouse by the Sea Feature Film1924

The Square Sex Short Film1924

When Knighthood Was in Tower Short Film1924

William Tells Short Film1924

A Grim Fairy Tale Short Film1923

Christopher of Columbus Short Film1923

Fighting Blood Poster

Fighting Blood Feature Film1923

Fighting Blood Short Film1923

Gall of the Wild Short Film1923

Judy Punch Short Film1923

Six Second Smith Short Film1923

Some Punches and Judy Short Film1923

The End of a Perfect Fray Short Film1923

The Knight in Gale Short Film1923

The Knight That Failed Short Film1923

The Three Orphans Poster

The Three Orphans Short Film1923

Two Stones with One Bird Poster

Two Stones with One Bird Short Film1923

When Gale and Hurricane Meet Short Film1923

Their First Vacation Short Film1922

I'll Get Him Yet Poster

I'll Get Him Yet Feature Film1919

Nobody Home Poster

Nobody Home Feature Film1919

Nugget Nell Poster

Nugget Nell Feature Film1919

The Hope Chest Poster

The Hope Chest Feature Film1918

Director

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Type

Year

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive Poster

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive Feature Film1953

Actors and Sin Poster

Actors and Sin Feature Film1952

Angels Over Broadway Poster

Angels Over Broadway Feature Film1940

The Sky's the Limit Feature Film1938

Dreaming Lips Poster

Dreaming Lips Feature Film1937

Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty Short Film1936

Crime Without Passion Poster

Crime Without Passion Feature Film1934

Producer

6

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys Poster

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys Feature Film1978

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive Poster

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive Feature Film1953

Lydia Feature Film1941

Beyond Tomorrow Poster

Beyond Tomorrow Feature Film1940

The Lilac Domino Poster

The Lilac Domino Feature Film1937

Melo Feature Film1932

Other Crew

4

Beyond Tomorrow Poster

Beyond Tomorrow Feature Film1940

Dreaming Lips Poster

Dreaming Lips Feature Film1937

Crime Without Passion Poster

Crime Without Passion Feature Film1934

Melo Feature Film1932

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

The Scoundrel Poster

The Scoundrel Feature Film1935

Thanks

1

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys Poster

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys Feature Film1978

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