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Lee Philips
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Born
January 10
,
1927
·
New York City, New York, USA
Died
March 3
,
1999
·
Brentwood, California, USA
(progressive supranuclear palsy)
Birth name
Leon Friedman
Mini Bio
Lee Philips was born on January 10, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for
Peyton Place (1957)
,
The Hunters (1958)
and
The American Girls (1978)
. He was married to Barbara Schrader and
Jean Allison
. He died on March 3, 1999 in Brentwood, California, USA.
Family
Spouses
Barbara Schrader
(December 23, 1956 - December 31, 1980) (divorced, 2 children)
Jean Allison
(November 16, 1951 - ?) (divorced)
Children
Caitlin Meg Philips
Julie Philips
Parents
Abraham Friedman
Frances Zimmerman
Relatives
Murray Friedman
(Sibling)
Trivia
He was born Leon Friedman. His parents, Frances and Abraham Friedman, were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Father of Julie Philips (actress, producer).
Appeared in two classic 1950s television productions of
Marty (1953)
and
12 Angry Men (1957)
.
Sober, good-looking dramatic actor, first on 1950s Broadway ("Middle of the Night"), film (played Dr. Michael Rossi in
Lana Turner
's version of
Peyton Place (1957)
) and TV (
Perry Mason (1957)
,
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958)
) who switched gears midstream to directing classic 1960s and '70s TV episodes (
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
,
M*A*S*H (1972)
).
Studied at Adelphi College in New York and with
Harold Clurman
.
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