J. Lee Thompson(1914-2002)

Director
Writer
Producer

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J. Lee Thompson

J. Lee Thompson was born on 1 August 1914 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). He was married to Penny Thompson, Joan Henry, Florence Ellen ("Bill") Bailey and Lucille Kelly. He died on 30 August 2002 in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)

The Guns of Navarone

7.5

Director(directed by)

1961

Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)

Woman in a Dressing Gown

7.3

Director

1957

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

6.1

Director(directed by)

1972

Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, and Lori Martin in Cape Fear (1962)

7.7

Director

1962

Credits

Director

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
5.5
- Director (directed by)
- 1989
Messenger of Death
5.4
- Director (directed by)
- 1988
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
5.4
- Director
- 1987
Firewalker
5.1
- Director
- 1986
Murphy's Law
5.9
- Director
- 1986
King Solomon's Mines
5.2
- Director
- 1985
The Ambassador
5.3
- Director
- 1984
The Evil That Men Do
5.9
- Director
- 1984
10 to Midnight
6.3
- Director (directed by)
- 1983
Code Red
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1981
Happy Birthday to Me
6.0
- Director
- 1981
Cabo Blanco
5.3
- Director
- 1980
The Passage
6.0
- Director
- 1979
The Greek Tycoon
5.4
- Director
- 1978
The White Buffalo
6.1
- Director
- 1977

Writer

Future Hunters
4.3
- screenplay (as J.L. Thompson)
- 1988
10 to Midnight
6.3
- story (uncredited)
- 1983
Armchair Theatre
7.5
TV Series
- play
- 1957
Cocktails in the Kitchen
5.7
- screenplay (as J. Lee-Thompson)
- 1954
Young and Willing
6.4
- screenplay by (as J. Lee-Thompson)
- 1954
The Yellow Balloon
6.9
- screenplay (as J. Lee-Thompson)
- 1953
Murder Without Crime
6.4
- play "Double Error"
- written by (uncredited)
- 1950
Last Holiday
7.3
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1950
No Place for Jennifer
6.5
- screen play
- 1950
For Them That Trespass
6.6
- screenplay (as J. Lee-Thompson)
- 1949
Kraft Theatre
7.9
TV Series
- play
- 1947
The Strangler
5.9
- screenplay
- 1941
The Middle Watch
6.5
- Writer
- 1940
The Price of Folly
4.5
- play "Double Error"
- screenplay (as John Lee Thompsn)
- 1937

Producer

Personal details

Alternative names
- J. Lee-Thompson
Born
- August 1, 1914
- Bristol, England, UK
Died
- August 30, 2002
- Sooke, British Columbia, Canada(congestive heart failure)
Spouses
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following production:
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
Gregory Peck once said there were only four directors he could trust to tell him whether or not he was faking his performance: Alfred Hitchcock, George Cukor, William Wyler and Thompson.

Quotes
The knack of choosing his scripts wisely is one of the greatest assets a director can have - knowing what to discard, what to refuse. I've learned by experience that it's fatal to accept a poor script because it contains one or two good scenes which you long to shoot.

Nickname
- Mighty Mouse

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