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Thomas Markle

American lighting director and father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

  • Fame48.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia6.2K
Born 1944 · age 82United States
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  • Age
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    Born 1944
  • Awards
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-24

Thomas Wayne Markle is an American retired television lighting director and director of photography. He received a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for work on the television program Made in Chicago in 1975 and was a co-recipient of two Daytime Emmy Awards for work on the television soap opera General Hospital in 1982 and 2011. His youngest child is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

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  • Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Drama Series
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Historical6.2
Source confidence45.0
Completeness60.0
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