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Rowland Vance Lee (September 6, 1891 – December 21, 1975) was an American film director, actor, writer, and producer. Biography. Early life. Born in Findlay, Ohio, Lee was the son of a suffragette who founded a newspaper. [2] . He studied at Columbia University and served in the infantry during World War I. [3] Acting career.
Rowland V. Lee. Director: The Count of Monte Cristo. Coming from a show business family (his parents were stage actors), Rowland V. Lee began his career as a child actor in stock and on Broadway. He interrupted his stage career for a stint as a Wall Street stockbroker, but gave that up after two years and returned to the stage.
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- Findlay, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Palm Desert, California, USA
Sep 1, 2023 · Ambitious Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Basil Rathbone), brother of King Edward IV (Ian Hunter), maneuvers to get the powerful John Wyatt (John Sutton) to France, then has his brother make him the Lord Protectorate for Edward's sons, the two young princes.
Sep 2, 2024 · Rowland V. Lee (born September 6, 1891, Findlay, Ohio, U.S.—died December 21, 1975, Palm Desert, California) was an American film director of silent and sound pictures who worked in a variety of genres.
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Rowland V. Lee. Director: The Count of Monte Cristo. Coming from a show business family (his parents were stage actors), Rowland V. Lee began his career as a child actor in stock and on Broadway.
- September 6, 1891
- December 21, 1975
American film director Rowland V. Lee worked during both the silent and sound pictures eras. He worked in a variety of genres but was perhaps best known for the horror film Son of Frankenstein (1939). Rowland Vance Lee was born on September 6, 1891, in Findlay, Ohio.
Rowland V. Lee Papers [finding aid]. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. Author: Lee, Rowland V., 1891-1975 Subject: Director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Scripts, scrapbooks, photographs, printed matter, and other papers relating to Lee's c\ areer in motion pictures as a silent film actor, director, and producer during the period ...
