Thompson, J Lee

Thompson, J Lee
▪ 2003

      British-born film director (b. Aug. 1, 1914, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.—d. Aug. 30, 2002, Sooke, B.C.), achieved international fame with The Guns of Navarone (1961), which exemplified his acute visual style and use of suspenseful narrative. Thompson, who was sometimes billed as J. Lee-Thompson, began his film career as an actor and screenwriter, and the first movie he directed, Murder Without Crime (1950), was based on his own play. He made a succession of films in Britain, including the thriller Tiger Bay (1959). The Guns of Navarone brought him to the attention of Hollywood, and he was nominated for an Academy Award. His first Hollywood production, Cape Fear (1962), was considered by many to be his last great work. Thompson went on to direct many other less-successful films in a variety of genres, including The Greek Tycoon (1978), two sequels to Planet of the Apes, and nine Charles Bronson features.

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