John Guillermin Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the British Royal Air Force during World War II as a documentary filmmaker stationed in France
• Directed his first film, "High Jinks in Society," in 1949
• Best known as the director of "Death on the Nile," "The Towering Inferno" and the 1976 remake of "King Kong․"
• Worked on the script for "The Godfather Part III" and was originally slated to direct the film