Pinky Lee(1907-1993)

Actor
Director
Soundtrack

He began his career as Pincus Leff in vaudeville in the 1920s. In January 1925, he was hired by Betty Felsen to be a dancer in the acclaimed Boderick & Felsen vaudeville dancing act. Pincus Leff soon became a featured tap dancer in the act and was often mentioned in advertisements, notices, and reviews. He was part of the act throughout 1925 during its headline tour on the B.F. Keith vaudeville circuit throughout the Mid-West and East. In early 1926, he left the act to pursue his career as Pinky Lee on stage and in film and television.

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Awards
- 1 win

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Known for

Lady of Burlesque

6.2

Mandy

1943

Earl Carroll Vanities

5.3

Pinky Price

1945

That's My Gal

6.9

Harry Coleman

1947

One Exciting Week

6.7

Itchy

1946

Credits

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Actor

Ocean's Eleven
6.5
- Riviera Employee (uncredited)
- 1960
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
- Comedian
- 1960
The Pinky Lee Show
7.3
TV Series
- Pinky Lee
- 1954–1957
The Gumby Show
7.0
TV Series
- Host (1957)
- 1956–1969
Hawaiian Nights
4.8
Short
- Pinky - the Valet
- 1954
Those Two
TV Series
- Regular
- 1951–1953
Pals of the Golden West
6.1
- Pinky
- 1951
South of Caliente
6.6
- Pinky
- 1951
In Old Amarillo
6.3
- Pinky Lee
- 1951
That's My Gal
6.9
- Harry Coleman
- 1947
One Exciting Week
6.7
- Itchy
- 1946
Blonde Ransom
5.6
- Pinky Lee
- 1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
5.3
- Pinky Price
- 1945
Lady of Burlesque
6.2
- Mandy
- 1943
Dental Follies
5.1
Short
- Dentist
- 1937

Director

Soundtrack

Personal details

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Born
- May 2, 1907
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died
- April 3, 1993
- Mission Viejo, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Bebe Dancis(2 children)
Other works
In 1958, he made a pilot for a proposed situation comedy series called, "The Perils of Pinky" about a messenger who managed to get himself into and out of trouble. The pilot wasn't picked up.

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Trivia
Plagued by parental complaints that his frenetic kiddie show caused their children to misbehave, NBC toned down his show by limiting the destruction of property, bad grammar, squirting seltzer water, throwing things, name-calling and other antisocial behavior.

Quotes
If I've done nothing else, I've at least left some love with children who have grown up. I've reached a very great height to say I've touched people's hearts and I've stayed there.