Rowland V. Lee Biography

Fast Facts

• Started his acting career in stock and on Broadway as a child
• Spent a 2 year stint as a Wall Street stockbroker before returning to the stage
• Quote: "'The Man Without a Country,' by Edward Everett Hale, is the greatest story of patriotism ever written․"
• Owned his own 214 acre ranch in the San Fernando Valley which was used for shooting many of his projects
• Started his career as an actor, but after returning from World War I service, he switched to directing
• His film "The Man Without a Country" marked him as a top director
• Was featured in a number of articles in "Motion Picture" in the 1920s