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American set designer (1939–2023)
Eugene Edward Lee (March 9, 1939 – February 6, 2023) was an American set designer who worked in film, theater, and television. He was the production designer for Saturday Night Live 6 10 [1] [2] Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island , in 1967.[citation needed
Life and work
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Eugene Edward Lee was born in Beloit, Wisconsin .[3] [4] Beloit Memorial High School , had a BFA each from the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University ) and Carnegie Mellon University , an MFA from the Yale School of Drama [5] Tony Awards for Candide Sweeney Todd Wicked Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design . Lee's other New York theatre work included on Amazing Grace [6] Alice in Wonderland The Normal Heart Agnes of God Ragtime Uncle Vanya Ruby Sunrise , Bounce A Number Coppola 's Hammett Mr. North Vanya on 42nd Street
His work on the musical Candide at the Chelsea Theater Center of Brooklyn and on Broadway are chronicled in great detail in Davi Napoleon 's book, Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater Slave Ship
Personal life and death
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During the 1970s, Lee was in a relationship with fellow designer Franne Lee . In 1981, he married Brooke Lutz.[3] [7] [3] Saturday Night Live , he commuted to New York City from Rhode Island during the week and stayed at The Yale Club .[5]
Lee died in Providence on February 6, 2023, at the age of 83.[8]
Honors
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Lee was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006.[9]
References
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^ Leifeste, Luke (July 26, 2017). "Meet Eugene Lee, the Crazy Stylish 78-Year-Old Man Who Literally Built SNL" . GQ . Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
^ a b c Genzlinger, Neil (February 10, 2023). "Eugene Lee, Set Designer for Broadway and 'S.N.L.,' Dies at 83" The New York Times . Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
^ "Eugene Lee" . Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League . Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ a b Blankenship, Mike (2017). "Live, from New York, since 1975" . Yale Alumni Magazine . Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ "Amazing Grace" . amazinggracemusical.com . Retrieved October 19, 2016 .
^ "Wicked the New Broadway Musical - Official Website" . Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010 .
^ Evans, Greg (February 8, 2023). "Eugene Lee Dies: Longtime 'SNL' Production Designer, Tony-Winning Broadway Scenic Designer Was 83" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ "LuPone, Hearn, Wilson, and the Late Wasserstein and Wilson Among Theater Hall of Fame Inductees" . www.playbill.com.
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