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Rowland V. Lee

Rowland V. Lee

Directing1891Findlay, Ohio, USA

Biography

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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.

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Acting History

1945
Captain Kidd
Director
1942
Powder Town
Director
1927
1925
Havoc
Director
1924
1923
1921
1920
The Woman in the Suitcase
as W.H. 'Billy' Fiske (as Roland Lee)
Water, Water, Everywhere
as Arthur Gunther
Dangerous Days
as Graham Spencer
Her Husband's Friend
as Billy Westover
His Own Law
as Jean Saval
1917
Wild Winship's Widow
as Archibald Herndon
Polly Ann
as Howard Straightlane
The Stainless Barrier
as Richard Shelton

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/5/1891
Day of Death
12/21/1975
Place of Birth
Findlay, Ohio, USA