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Leslie Lee(1935-2014)

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Leslie Lee was born on 6 November 1935 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Ninth Wave, Another World (1964) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 20 January 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1935
DiedJanuary 20, 2014(78)
BornNovember 6, 1935
DiedJanuary 20, 2014(78)
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    • 1 nomination total

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The Ninth Wave
  • Writer
    Another World (1964)
    Another World
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2000

    Credits

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    • Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
      7.5
      • Writer (as Leslie E. Lee)
      • 2001
    • Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Culture Shock (2000)
      Culture Shock
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2000
    • James Earl Jones in The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
      The Vernon Johns Story
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • story
      • 1994
    • Voices & Visions
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1988
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 1984–1985
    • Another World (1964)
      Another World
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1982–1983
    • LeVar Burton in Almos' a Man (1977)
      Almos' a Man
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1977
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • play
      • 1976

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Leslie E. Lee
    • Born
      • November 6, 1935
      • Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Died
      • January 20, 2014
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(congestive heart failure)
    • Other works
      "The First Breeze of Summer," written by Leslie Lee; music by Bill Sims Jr.; directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson; fight direction by Thomas Schall; with Harvy Blanks (portraying Reverend Mosely); Yaya DaCosta (portraying Lucretia); Sandra Daley (portraying Gloria Townes); Crystal Dickinson (as Crystal A. Dickinson) (portraying Hope); Brandon J. Dirden (as Brandon Dirden) (portraying Nate Edwards); Jason Dirden (portraying Lou Edwards); Quincy Dunn-Baker (portraying Briton Woodward); Marva Hicks (portraying Hattie); John Earl Jelks (as John Earl Jelks) (portraying Harper Edwards); Tuck Milligan (portraying Joe Drake); Gilbert Owuor (portraying Sam Green); Brenda Pressley (portraying Aunt Edna); Keith Randolph Smith (portraying Milton Edwards); and Leslie Uggams (portraying Gremmar) in the cast; Off-Broadway at the Peter Norton Space, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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      Was nominated for Broadway's 1976 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "The First Breeze of Summer."

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