Rowland V. Lee

Birth Name:

Rowland Vance Lee

Birth Place:

Findlay, Ohio, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Production manager

Spent a 2 year stint as a Wall Street stockbroker before returning to the stage
Started his acting career in stock and on Broadway as a child
Quote: "'The Man Without a Country,' by Edward Everett Hale, is the greatest story of patriotism ever written․"
His film "The Man Without a Country" marked him as a top director
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
Was featured in a number of articles in "Motion Picture" in the 1920s

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