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John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of kitchen sink realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure films.
J. Lee Thompson was a British director and writer who worked on films such as The Guns of Navarone, Cape Fear and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. He was born in 1914 in Bristol, England, and died in 2002 in Canada.
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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).
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Sep 6, 2002 · J. Lee Thompson, the director of ''The Guns of Navarone,'' the original ''Cape Fear'' and dozens of other films in England and the United States, died on Friday at his summer home in...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood.
J Lee Thompson died in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada on 30 August 2002. Lee Thompson accepted the reality that as a feature director he worked within a commercial framework, and throughout his career serious films are interspersed with entertainments.