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Jan 27, 1913 Stroud, England, United Kingdom Died on 15 Oct 2002 (aged 89)
British film director
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- Wilfred John Raymond "Jack" Lee (27 January 1913 – 15 October 2002) was a British film director, screenwriter, editor and producer. Lee was born in the village of Slad near Stroud, Gloucestershire, the eldest brother of Laurie Lee, author of Cider with Rosie.
- In childhood, the two boys were close, but fell out in later life.
- Natural rivals, Jack gained a place at the grammar school (Marling School in Stroud), an advantage not granted to Laurie who went to Stroud Central School for Boys.Among Jack Lee's films are The Wooden Horse (1950), a Second World War film; Turn the Key Softly (1953), a realistic drama; A Town Like Alice (1956), starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch, based on Nevil Shute's novel; and Robbery Under Arms (1957), a Western-style adventure set in Australia, based on the 1888 novel by "Rolf Boldrewood".
- He served as chairman (1976–81) of the South Australian Film Corporation, which started the careers of Bruce Beresford and Peter Weir.
