William Taylor Garnett Net Worth is$1.5 Million William Taylor Garnett Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Tay Garnett (born William Taylor Garnett June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director and writer.Born in Los Angeles, California, Garnett served as a naval aviator in World War I and entered films as a screenwriter in 1920. He was a gagwriter for Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, then joined Pathé and began to direct films in 1928. Among his films are One Way Passage (1932), China Seas (1935), Eternally Yours (1939), Seven Sinners (1940), Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941), The Cross of Lorraine (1943), and Bataan (1943). He is best known as the director of the 1946 thriller The Postman Always Rings Twice with John Garfield and Lana Turner. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) with Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming was also well received. Garnett also worked in radio as a writer, director and narrator. He created a show titled "Three Sheets to the Wind"(1942) which starred John Wayne as Dan O'Brien, an American private eye posing as a drunk on a luxury liner sailing from England in 1939.After directing one of Loretta Young's last theatrical films Cause for Alarm! (1951), Garnett travelled to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s for a few films. Upon his return to the U.S., he worked mainly in television in popular series such as The Loretta Young Show, Wagon Train, Laramie, The Untouchables, Naked City, Rawhide, and Bonanza.He was married to the actress Mari Aldon. Garnett died from leukemia in Sawtelle, California at the age of 83. He is survived by his only child, daughter Tiela Aldon Garnett.He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Garnett published a book titled Directing: Learn from the Masters ISBN 0-8108-3046-9 as well as his autobiography, titled Light Your Torches and Pull Up Your Tights ISBN 0-87000-204-X
Date Of Birth June 13, 1894 Died 1977-10-03 Place Of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA Profession Director, Writer, Actor Spouse Patsy Ruth Miller Star Sign Gemini
# Quote 1 Ernst Lubitsch influenced me more than anyone else.
# Fact 1 Directed 2 actresses to Oscar nominations: Greer Garson (Best Actress, Mrs. Parkington (1944); Best Actress, The Valley of Decision (1945)) and Agnes Moorehead (Best Supporting Actress, Mrs. Parkington (1944)). 2 Often appeared in uncredited cameo roles in films which he directed. 3 Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 385-389. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Director Title Year Status Character Prestige 1932 Panama Flo 1932 uncredited Bad Company 1931 Her Man 1930 Officer O'Brien 1930 Oh, Yeah? 1929 The Flying Fool 1929 The Spieler 1928 Celebrity 1928 All Wool 1925 Short Riders of the Kitchen Range 1925 Short Fast Black 1924 Short Timber Tramps 1975 Challenge to Be Free 1975 The Delta Factor 1970 Death Valley Days 1962-1966 TV Series 22 episodes Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1966 TV Series 2 episodes Gunsmoke 1961-1966 TV Series 3 episodes The Legend of Jesse James 1965-1966 TV Series 2 episodes The Loner 1965 TV Series 1 episode Bonanza 1963-1965 TV Series 7 episodes Cattle King 1963 The Beachcomber 1962 TV Series 9 episodes The New Loretta Young Show 1962 TV Series Frontier Circus 1962 TV Series 1 episode Rawhide 1962 TV Series 3 episodes The Tall Man 1961-1962 TV Series 8 episodes 87th Precinct 1961 TV Series 1 episode Whispering Smith 1961 TV Series 1 episode The Deputy 1960-1961 TV Series 12 episodes Naked City 1960-1961 TV Series 2 episodes Laramie 1961 TV Series 1 episode Riverboat 1960 TV Series 1 episode Wagon Train 1959-1960 TV Series 3 episodes The Night Fighters 1960 Overland Trail 1960 TV Series 4 episodes The Untouchables 1959-1960 TV Series 3 episodes The Loretta Young Show 1958-1959 TV Series 5 episodes Goodyear Theatre 1957-1958 TV Series 3 episodes Alcoa Theatre 1957 TV Series 1 episode Screen Directors Playhouse 1956 TV Series 3 episodes Seven Wonders of the World 1956 Documentary The Black Knight 1954 Main Street to Broadway 1953 Four Star Playhouse 1952 TV Series One Minute to Zero 1952 The Racket 1951 uncredited Cause for Alarm! 1951 Soldiers Three 1951 The Fireball 1950 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949 Wild Harvest 1947 The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 The Valley of Decision 1945 Mrs. Parkington 1944 Since You Went Away 1944 uncredited The Cross of Lorraine 1943 Bataan 1943 The Boy from Stalingrad 1943 uncredited My Favorite Spy 1942 Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941 Seven Sinners 1940 Slightly Honorable 1939 Eternally Yours 1939 Trade Winds 1938 Joy of Living 1938 Stand-In 1937 Slave Ship 1937 Love Is News 1937 Professional Soldier 1935 She Couldn't Take It 1935 China Seas 1935 S.O.S. Iceberg 1933 Destination Unknown 1933 One Way Passage 1932 Okay America! 1932
Writer Title Year Status Character The Delta Factor 1970 screenplay Screen Directors Playhouse 1956 TV Series story - 2 episodes The Fireball 1950 original story Wild Harvest 1947 uncredited Cafe Hostess 1940 story Eternally Yours 1939 uncredited Trade Winds 1938 story One Way Passage 1932 contributor to treatment - uncredited Prestige 1932 adaptation Bad Company 1931 screenplay Her Man 1930 story Oh, Yeah? 1929 dialogue / scenario The Flying Fool 1929 scenario The Spieler 1928 writer Celebrity 1928 writer Power 1928 screenplay / story The Cop 1928 writer Skyscraper 1928 adaptation Turkish Delight 1927 The Wise Wife 1927 adaptation / screenplay No Control 1927 Long Pants 1927 White Gold 1927 adaptation Getting Gertie's Garter 1927 Rubber Tires 1927 adaptation The Reckless Mollycoddle 1927 adaptation The Cruise of the Jasper B 1926 adaptation There You Are! 1926 Smith's Visitor 1926 Short The Strong Man 1926 uncredited Up in Mabel's Room 1926 Puppy Lovetime 1926 Short scenario That's My Baby 1926 A Beauty Parlor 1926 Short titles The Funnymooners 1926 Short story Who's Your Friend 1925 On the Links 1925/II Short titles Salute 1925 Short titles Three Wise Goofs 1925 Short titles Half a Man 1925 Short titles Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde 1925 Short titles The Sleuth 1925 Short titles Hold Tight 1925 Short titles Navy Blue Days 1925 Short titles The Snow Hawk 1925 Short titles Pie-Eyed 1925 Short titles Twins 1925 Short titles Somewhere in Wrong 1925 Short titles Honeymoon Hardships 1925 Short The Plumber 1925 Short scenario West of Hot Dog 1924 Short titles Off His Trolley 1924 Short story Galloping Bungalows 1924 Short Detained 1924 Short titles Mandarin Mix-Up 1924 Short titles Don't Park There 1924 Short The Hottentot 1922 Broken Chains 1922 scenario The Quack Doctor 1920 Short scenario
Actor Title Year Status Character Challenge to Be Free 1975 Old Marshal McGee Seven Sinners 1940 Drunken Sailor - Fight Sequence (uncredited) Slightly Honorable 1939 Reporter (uncredited) Eternally Yours 1939 Pilot (uncredited) Joy of Living 1938 Man on Phone in Newspaper Office (uncredited) Okay America! 1932 Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited) Prestige 1932 Man on Ship Deck Next to Verlane (uncredited)
Producer Title Year Status Character The Delta Factor 1970 producer Weekend for Three 1941 producer Unexpected Uncle 1941 producer Slightly Honorable 1939 producer Eternally Yours 1939 producer Trade Winds 1938 producer Joy of Living 1938 producer - uncredited
Miscellaneous Title Year Status Character See Here, Private Hargrove 1944 director: re-takes - uncredited Fiddlesticks 1927/I Short title designer
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character Since You Went Away 1944 director: crowd sequences - uncredited
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character Oh, Yeah? 1929 writer: "Love Found Me"
Thanks Title Year Status Character That's Entertainment, Part II 1976 Documentary acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Self Title Year Status Character Screen Directors Playhouse 1956 TV Series Himself / Himself - in prologue Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars 1941 Documentary short Himself
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1960 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Motion Picture On 8 February 1960. At 6556 Hollywood Blvd.
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1960 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television The Untouchables (1959) 1935 Mussolini Cup Venice Film Festival Best Foreign Film China Seas (1935)
Known for movies The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
One Way Passage (1932)
Bataan (1943)
$1.5 Million
