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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
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- Palm Desert, California, USA
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. Born to stage-veteran parents, Lee began performing at an early age.
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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
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi. Based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the story concerns a man who is unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him.
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.
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).
