Biography
Lee Garmes (also credited as Lee Dewey Garmes) was an American cinematographer. He entered the film industry in Hollywood in 1916, beginning as an assistant in the paint department at Thomas H. Ince Studios before becoming a camera assistant and then a full-time cameraman. His early work included comedy shorts, with his career advancing significantly after the advent of sound films.
Garmes served as director of photography on numerous notable films, including Disraeli (1929), Morocco (1930), Scarface (1932), Shanghai Express (1932), Jungle Book (1942), Duel in the Sun (1946), The Paradine Case (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947) and The Desperate Hours (1955). He won an Academy Award for Shanghai Express and received further nominations for Morocco, Since You Went Away (1944) and The Big Fisherman (1959). He also co-directed Angels Over Broadway (1940) and Actors and Sin (1952) with Ben Hecht.
Garmes was married to actress Ruth Hall from 1933 until his death. He served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1960 to 1961.
