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Occupation (s) Television director, screenwriter, actress and producer. Years active. 1956–1990. Joanna Lee (April 7, 1931 – October 24, 2003) was an American writer, producer, director and actress.
Joanna Lee (1931-2003) was a producer and writer of TV shows such as Plan 9 from Outer Space, ABC Afterschool Specials and CBS Schoolbreak Special. She also created the character of The Great Gazoo for The Flintstones and won a Primetime Emmy for her work.
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- Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
Joanna Lee was born on 7 April 1931 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984). She was married to Meyer Gerard Kaplan.
- April 7, 1931
- October 24, 2003
Nov 8, 2003 · Joanna Lee, an actress turned scriptwriter who also directed and produced a number of issue-driven television dramas, died Oct. 24 of bone cancer at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica.
Nov 5, 2003 · Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director Joanna Lee died Oct. 24 in Santa Monica of bone cancer. She was 72. Lee started her career as an actress, appearing in “Death Valley Days”...
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Oct 24, 2003 · Joanna Lee was an American writer, producer, director and actress. Lee was born in Newark, New Jersey; by the time she was 20, she was a divorced single mother with a son, Craig Lee.
Nov 5, 2019 · Joanna Lee, who wrote for "The Waltons" and "Gilligan's Island," passed away in 2019 at 72. She also starred in "Plan 9 From Outer Space" and other films that addressed women's issues.