Writing

James Lee

Born January 4, 1923

Died July 2, 2002 · aged 79

No biography available.

Known For

CounterpointCounterpoint · 1967
Counterpoint
6.21967
MovieWarDrama
In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.
BanningBanning · 1967
Banning
5.81967
MovieRomanceDrama
A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.91960
MovieAdventureDrama
From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.
Change of HabitChange of Habit · 1969
Change of Habit
5.41969
MovieCrimeDrama
Dr. John Carpenter takes the job of running a health center in a low-income district. He enlists three women to help out who — unbeknownst to him — are actually nuns in street clothes. The church wants to improve the neighborhood but fears that nuns in full habit would be poorly received. Unaware of her unavailability, John falls for Sister Michelle, serenading her with his guitar — which, luckily for him, effectively wears away at her religious resolve.
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol FlynnMy Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn · 1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
4.31985
MovieDramaTV Movie
The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn
This Year's BlondeThis Year's Blonde · 1980
This Year's Blonde
6.31980
MovieDramaTV Movie
First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be America's greatest sex goddess. Theirs was a sizzling romance — torrid, touching, tragic.
The Holy TerrorThe Holy Terror · 1965
The Holy Terror
7.01965
MovieDramaTV Movie
A television dramatization based on the life and work of Florence Nightingale. The story, set in 1856, relates the incidents in her life following the war in the Crimea, where she had gained such fame that her name was virtually a household word.
The Diary of Anne FrankThe Diary of Anne Frank · 1967
The Diary of Anne Frank
8.01967
MovieDramaTV Movie
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

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CareerCareer · 1959
Career
6.71959
MovieDrama
Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung adaptation, directed by Joseph Anthony. In this simplistic, backroom show-business-success saga, Anthony Franciosa plays Sam, a struggling young actor who will forsake his family and take any type of menial job in order to become a Broadway star. Dean Martin is on hand as Maury, an aspiring director also trying to claw his way up the ladder of success. When Maury gets his big break, Sam wants a part in his show, but when Maury, who is unwilling to cast Sam in the production, turns down Sam's request, Sam seduces and marries Maury's girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). In spite of everything, Maury wants his girl back, and Sam agrees to a divorce on the stipulation that Maury cast him as the star in his next show. Once again, Maury reneges and, before Sam can exact his revenge, Uncle Sam comes to the rescue and he is drafted into the army.

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