Lee Garmes
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 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).
Known for
CameraBirthday
May 27, 1898Deathday
August 31, 1978Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
94Place of birth
Peoria, Illinois, USAAlso known as
Lee Dewey GarmesCrew credits
Shanghai Express
Director of PhotographyThe Paradine Case
Director of PhotographyMan with the Gun
Director of PhotographyThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Director of PhotographyCity Streets
Director of PhotographyGuest in the House
Director of PhotographyLand of the Pharaohs
Director of PhotographyAngels Over Broadway
Director of Photography, Co-Director, DirectorThe Scoundrel
Director of PhotographyA Big Hand for the Little Lady
Director of PhotographyCaught
Director of PhotographyThe Captive City
Director of PhotographyThe Big Boodle
Director of PhotographyNone Shall Escape
Director of PhotographyThe Desperate Hours
Director of PhotographySpecter of the Rose
Director of Photography, Co-Producer, Co-DirectorLove Letters
Director of PhotographyHannah Lee: An American Primitive
Director, Director of Photography, ProducerFlight for Freedom
Director of PhotographyHappy Anniversary
Director of PhotographyThe Big Fisherman
Director of Photography