Wilfrid John Raymond Lee Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
British director Jack Lee studied photography at Regent Street Polytechnic, and in 1938 he was hired by GPO Film as a documentary cameraman. He shot a lot of footage, at great personal risk, during the Nazi bombing campaign during World War II against London, known as "The Blitz", and began his directorial career with two wartime documentaries, ...
I remember seeing newspaper article referring to me as "the veteran British director". I thought, am I? I realized new talent had taken over and it was unlikely I would make another film. Although I wasn't happy about it, it was something I had to accept.
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Jack Lee's Younger Brother was Laurie Lee the Author of "Cider with Rosie" his very successful autobiography. His eldest son John Lee is the Documentary Film Editor.
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Jack Lee's family continue to be involved in the Film Tv and music industries. His son John Lee was for many years a film editor. His Grandson Dr, David Lee lectures at Leeds University in Film and TV documentary studies. His Grandaughter Rebecca Lee is the actress and his other Grandson is the singer and musician Jamie Lee.His third cousin is the actor John Light.
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Was Chairman of the South Australia Film Commission, under whose wing directors Bruce Beresford and Peter Weir emerged.
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Elder brother of Laurie Lee, the author of "Cider With Rosie". He had an enduring rivalry with Laurie which eventually ended in a disagreement over a Henry Moore drawing which Laurie had given to Jack for a cash advance. When Jack left his wife Nora for Isabel Kidman Nora sold it at Sotheby's for a relatively small amount, she not knowing of the arrangement.
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His second wife, Isabel Kidman, was an Australian cattle heiress and a distant relation to actress Nicole Kidman.
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As the eldest child after their father, Albert Lee, abandoned the family, he was often required to borrow sugar, milk and even, occasionally, money from their neighbours.
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