J. Lee Thompson

English film director (1914-2002).

Born August 1st, 1914 in Bristol. [ref]

Died August 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Sooke (heart failure).

Occupations
director, film actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, television director
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman