director, writerBorn: 10/23/1954Birthplace: Pingtung, Taiwan Ang Lee first gained fame for his second feature film The Wedding Banquet (1993), which was described as “a cross-cultural, gay Green…
Born: July 14, 1934Golf in 1975, became the first Black golfer to play in the Masters Tournament; also played in the 1977 Masters; member of the 1979 U.S. Ryder Cup team; played in South Africa's…
(Nelle Harper Lee)authorBorn: 4/28/1926Birthplace: Monroeville, Alabama Author of the bestseller-turned-Oscar-winning film To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), she won a Pulitzer for the novel in 1961.…
actressBorn: 12/14/1935Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts A versatile actress, Remick played a variety of roles ranging from drum majorette to addicted alcoholic. In the 1950s she began appearing in…
actorBorn: 1971Birthplace: Huntington Beach, California Lee was a champion skateboarder before turning his attention to acting. He made his first starring appearance in Mallrats (1995) and gained…
(Thomas Lee Bass)rock musicianBorn: 10/3/1962Birthplace: Athens, Greece Lee has been drummer for the heavy metal band Motley Crue since its beginnings in 1981 and with whom he has released albums…
(Encyclopedia) Iacocca, Lee (Lido Anthony Iacocca)Iacocca, Leeīˌəkōˈkə [key], 1924–2019, American automobile business executive, b. Allentown, Pa., grad. Lehigh Univ. (1945), Princeton (M.A., 1946).…
(Encyclopedia) Friedlander, LeeFriedlander, Leefrēdˈlăndər [key], 1934–, American photographer, b. Aberdeen, Wash. Influenced by Walker Evans and Robert Frank, Friedlander is known for dense and…