Rowland V. Lee

Rowland V. Lee

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Findlay, Ohio, USA
September 5, 1891

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rowland Vance Lee (born September 6, 1891, Findlay, Ohio — died December 21, 1975, Palm Desert, California) was a U.S. film actor, director, writer, and producer. His acting profession was fairly short lived. His main profession was directing, but he would write scripts on occasion. He worked at Fox, Paramount , Warners and RKO. Lee directed the 1940 black-and-white film The Son of Monte Cristo, starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett and George Sanders. He was one of the 11 co-directors of Paramount Pictures' all-star revue Paramount on Parade (1930). He also directed The Guilty Generation (1931), Zoo in Budapest (1933), Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Tower of London (1939) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944). He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rowland V. Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
6.7
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Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
6.3
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Desire
Desire
7.0
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Gentle Julia
Gentle Julia
9.0
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Tower of London
Tower of London
6.1
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Polly Ann
Polly Ann
No Rating Yet
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The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets
5.5
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Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
7.3
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Son of Frankenstein
1939Nominee

Best Director

Son of Frankenstein

Captain Kidd
1945Nominee

Best Director

Captain Kidd

The Count of Monte Cristo
1934Nominee

Best Director

The Count of Monte Cristo

Career Highlights

Desire
1923Highlight

Best Director

Desire

Gentle Julia
1923Highlight

Best Director

Gentle Julia

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