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promotional photo -lrb- 1921 -rrb- 21 december 1975 palm desert , california findlay , ohio 6 september 1891 rowland v lee 1921.jpg rowland v. lee
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rowland v. lee

rowland vance lee -lrb- september 6 , 1891 in findlay , ohio -- december 21 , 1975 in palm desert , california -rrb- was an american film director , writer and producer .
in 1929 , he directed `` the wolf of wall street '' featuring george bancroft .
lee directed `` the son of monte cristo '' -lrb- 1940 -rrb- , starring louis hayward , joan bennett and george sanders .
he was one of the 11 co-directors of paramount pictures ' all-star revue `` paramount on parade '' -lrb- 1930 -rrb- .
he made creative use of the then-new sound medium in the near-fantasy treatment of `` zoo in budapest '' -lrb- 1933 -rrb- .
he also directed `` the guilty generation '' -lrb- 1931 -rrb- , `` son of frankenstein '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- , `` the tower of london '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- and `` the bridge of san luis rey '' -lrb- 1944 -rrb- .
he has a star on the hollywood walk of fame .
lee was buried at forest lawn memorial park , in glendale , california .
