Pincus Leff (May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993), better known as Pinky Lee, was an American burlesque comic and host of the children's television program The Pinky Lee Show in the early 1950s.
Pinky Lee | |
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Lee in Lady of Burlesque, 1943 | |
Born | Pincus Leff May 2, 1907 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | April 3, 1993 | (aged 85)
Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
Years active | 1937–1979 |
Spouse(s) | Bebe Dancis Lee (m. 1932) |
Children | 2 |
Comedian who hosted the iconic NBC children's television show Vaudeville until he passed away during a live broadcast.
He was born to his parents in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1932 he married Bebe Dancis Lee and they had two children.
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On the vaudeville stage, he was a slapstick comic who preferred the kind of off-color gags that left many people perplexed about his switch to children's humor.
Frequently working 100-hour weeks, the strain on his body finally caught up with him when he collapsed with a severe sinus attack in 1955; the networks, afraid he might collapse in front of the kids again, were reluctant to let him back on air.
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Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman , based his zany children's show character almost exactly on his.
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● Pinky Lee was born on May 2, 1907 (age 86) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ● He is a celebrity actor ● He died on April 3, 1993, Mission Viejo, CA● He had 2 children
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