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C.Y. Lee(1915-2018)

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Chin Y. Lee graduated from National Southwest Associated University, Kunming, China, in 1940 with Bachelor of Arts degree. He entered the United States in 1943, attended Yale University, and by 1947 Lee earned a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Lee's first novel, "The Flower Drum Song: A Novel of San Francisco's Grant Avenue," was published in 1957. The novel formed the basis of Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and the subsequent film.
BornDecember 23, 1915
DiedNovember 8, 2018(102)
BornDecember 23, 1915
DiedNovember 8, 2018(102)
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Nancy Kwan and Miyoshi Umeki in Flower Drum Song (1961)
Flower Drum Song
6.9
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  • 1961
Flower Drum Song
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    10, 000 Apologies
    • Writer
    • 2006
    To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey (2010)
    To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
    7.3
    • Self
    • 2010

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    • 10, 000 Apologies
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Nancy Kwan and Miyoshi Umeki in Flower Drum Song (1961)
      Flower Drum Song
      6.9
      • novel "The Flower Drum Song"
      • 1961

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    • Born
      • December 23, 1915
      • Hunan, China
    • Died
      • November 8, 2018
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(kidney failure)
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      • Joyce Lackey1963 - 1997 (her death, 2 children)
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      Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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      Lee lives in Alhambra, California.

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