- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeterio Rosario Mari
- Nickname
- Silver Fox
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Born in Brooklyn, New York. of Italian immigrant parents. Worked in vaudeville as a child and young adult. Danced his way to Hollywood, where he worked for many years as a specialty dancer doing bit parts in many movies.Married in L.A., he had three children, Don Lee, Rise Lee, and Norma Lee. After Rise died an accidental death by fire, Lee left California and spent two years in the Army. After his discharge, he worked in clubs and in Burlesque as a comedian and eccentric dancer. Married again and had three daughters, Cara Lee, Melinda Lee, and Lucinda Lee. In later years he worked as a Recreation Therapist in a mental Hospital. He retired to Florida where he made his home with his daughter, Caral. He died at the Lake City VA Hospital in 1969.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Eileen Young <esy@gbso.net>
- SpousesEileen Adrian (Nee Smart)(October 30, 1948 - ?)Peggy Reese (divorced)
- Too tall to be a Munchkin In Wizard of Oz, so they made him the flying monkey that stole Toto.
- Lost Charleston dance contest to George Raft
- Had his obit in Variety many years before his death.
- Took Jean Harlow home to meet his mother.
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