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Lee Garmes

February 15, 2024

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.[1]

Lee Garmes, A.S.C.
Garmes in 1937
Born
Lee Dewey Garmes

(1898-05-27)May 27, 1898
Peoria, Illinois
DiedAugust 31, 1978(1978-08-31) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationCinematographer
TitleA.S.C.
Board member ofA.S.C. President (1960–1961)
SpouseRuth Hall (1933–his death)
Children2 daughters, Pamela and Carol
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
1932 Shanghai Express

Biography and career edit

Born in Peoria, Illinois, Garmes 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 films.

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 early 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."[2]

Garmes was one of many Hollywood veterans from the silent era interviewed by Kevin Brownlow for the television series Hollywood (1980).[3]

Accolades edit

Wins

Nominations

  • Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, for Morocco; 1931.[5]
  • Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, for Since You Went Away; 1945. Shared with: Stanley Cortez.[6]
  • Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, for The Big Fisherman; 1960.[7]

Filmography edit

Sources:[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Lee Garmes at IMDb.
  2. ^ American Cinematographer, November 1978 (page 1094).
  3. ^ Hollywood at IMDb  .
  4. ^ "The 5th Academy Awards (1932) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  8. ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to World Film, since 1885. 2008. Index home page.

External links edit

  • Lee Garmes at IMDb
  • Lee Garmes at AllMovie
  • at the TCM Movie Database  
  • Lee Garmes at the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
  • Lee Garmes at Film Reference
  • Lee Garmes Cinema Institute

February 15, 2024
garmes, 1898, august, 1978, american, cinematographer, during, career, worked, with, directors, howard, hawks, ophüls, josef, sternberg, alfred, hitchcock, king, vidor, nicholas, henry, hathaway, whom, young, when, first, came, hollywood, silent, also, directe. 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 Ophuls 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 1 Lee Garmes A S C Garmes in 1937BornLee Dewey Garmes 1898 05 27 May 27 1898Peoria IllinoisDiedAugust 31 1978 1978 08 31 aged 80 Los Angeles CaliforniaOccupationCinematographerTitleA S C Board member ofA S C President 1960 1961 SpouseRuth Hall 1933 his death Children2 daughters Pamela and CarolAwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography1932 Shanghai Express Contents 1 Biography and career 2 Accolades 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksBiography and career editBorn in Peoria Illinois Garmes 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 films 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 early 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 2 Garmes was one of many Hollywood veterans from the silent era interviewed by Kevin Brownlow for the television series Hollywood 1980 3 Accolades editWins Academy Awards Best Cinematography for Shanghai Express 1933 4 Twice received the Eastman Kodak Award citation needed Nominations Academy Awards Best Cinematography for Morocco 1931 5 Academy Awards Best Cinematography for Since You Went Away 1945 Shared with Stanley Cortez 6 Academy Awards Best Cinematography for The Big Fisherman 1960 7 Filmography editThe Hope Chest 1918 I ll Get Him Yet 1919 Nugget Nell 1919 Out of Luck 1919 Fighting Blood 1923 The Lighthouse by the Sea 1924 The Telephone Girl 1924 Find Your Man 1924 Keep Smiling 1925 Goat Getter 1925 The Pacemakers 1925 Crack o Dawn 1925 A Social Celebrity 1926 The Popular Sin 1926 The Palm Beach Girl 1926 The Show Off 1926 The Carnival Girl 1926 The Grand Duchess and the Waiter 1926 The Garden of Allah 1927 The Private Life of Helen of Troy 1927 The Love Mart 1927 Rose of the Golden West 1927 Waterfront 1928 Yellow Lily 1928 The Barker 1928 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come 1928 His Captive Woman 1929 Say It With Songs 1929 Love and the Devil 1929 The Great Divide 1929 Disraeli 1929 Prisoners 1929 Morocco 1930 The Other Tomorrow 1930 Lilies of the Field 1930 Whoopee 1930 Bright Lights 1930 Spring Is Here 1930 Song of the Flame 1930 City Streets 1931 Dishonored 1931 An American Tragedy 1931 Confessions of a Co Ed 1931 Kiss Me Again 1931 Fighting Caravans 1931 Call Her Savage 1932 Shanghai Express 1932 Strange Interlude 1932 Scarface 1932 Smilin Through 1932 Face in the Sky 1933 My Lips Betray 1933 Zoo in Budapest 1933 Shanghai Madness 1933 George White s Scandals of 1934 1934 Crime Without Passion 1934 The Nephew of Paris 1934 I Am Suzanne 1934 Once in a Blue Moon 1935 Dreaming Life 1935 The Scoundrel 1935 Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty 1936 The Lilac Domino 1937 Dreaming Lips 1937 The Sky s the Limit 1938 Gone with the Wind 1939 Beyond Tomorrow 1940 Producer only Jungle Book 1942 Lydia 1941 China Girl 1942 Footlight Serenade 1942 Jack London 1943 Stormy Weather 1943 Forever and a Day 1943 Flight for Freedom 1943 Guest in the House 1944 Since You Went Away 1944 None Shall Escape 1944 Paris Underground 1945 Love Letters 1945 Young Widow 1946 Duel in the Sun 1946 The Searching Wind 1946 Specter of the Rose 1946 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 The Paradine Case 1947 Nightmare Alley 1947 The Fighting Kentuckian 1949 Roseanna McCoy 1949 My Foolish Heart 1949 Caught 1949 Our Very Own 1950 My Friend Irma Goes West 1950 Detective Story 1951 Saturday s Hero 1951 That s My Boy 1951 Actors and Sin 1952 The Captive City 1952 The Lusty Men 1952 Outlaw Territory 1953 Thunder in the East 1953 Hannah Lee 1953 Abdulla the Great 1954 The Desperate Hours 1955 Man with the Gun 1955 Land of the Pharaohs 1955 The Bottom of the Bottle 1956 The Sharkfighters 1956 D Day the Sixth of June 1956 The Big Boodle 1956 Never Love a Stranger 1958 Happy Anniversary 1959 The Big Fisherman 1959 Misty 1961 Hemingway s Adventures of a Young Man 1962 Ten Girls Ago 1962 Lady in a Cage 1964 A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life 1968 Why 1972 Shame Shame on the Bixby Boys 1978 special thanks Sources 8 References edit Lee Garmes at IMDb American Cinematographer November 1978 page 1094 Hollywood at IMDb nbsp The 5th Academy Awards 1932 Nominees and Winners Oscars org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on May 7 2016 Retrieved May 21 2019 The 4th Academy Awards 1931 Nominees and Winners Oscars org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on October 10 2014 Retrieved May 21 2019 The 17th Academy Awards 1945 Nominees and Winners oscars org Archived from the original on July 6 2011 Retrieved May 21 2019 The 32nd Academy Awards 1960 Nominees and Winners oscars org Archived from the original on July 6 2011 Retrieved May 21 2019 Goble Alan The Complete Index to World Film since 1885 2008 Index home page External links editLee Garmes at IMDb Lee Garmes at AllMovie Lee Garmes at the TCM Movie Database nbsp Lee Garmes at the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers Lee Garmes at Film Reference Lee Garmes Cinema Institute Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee Garmes amp oldid 1186907981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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