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- Birth nameLeon Friedman
- Lee Philips was born on January 10, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Peyton Place (1957), The Hunters (1958) and The American Girls (1978). He was married to Barbara Schrader and Jean Allison. He died on March 3, 1999 in Brentwood, California, USA.
- SpousesBarbara Schrader(December 23, 1956 - December 31, 1980) (divorced, 2 children)Jean Allison(November 16, 1951 - ?) (divorced)
- ChildrenCaitlin Meg Philips
- ParentsAbraham FriedmanFrances Zimmerman
- RelativesMurray Friedman(Sibling)
- He was born Leon Friedman. His parents, Frances and Abraham Friedman, were Russian Jewish immigrants.
- Father of Julie Philips (actress, producer).
- Appeared in two classic 1950s television productions of Marty (1953) and 12 Angry Men (1957).
- Sober, good-looking dramatic actor, first on 1950s Broadway ("Middle of the Night"), film (played Dr. Michael Rossi in Lana Turner's version of Peyton Place (1957)) and TV (Perry Mason (1957), The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958)) who switched gears midstream to directing classic 1960s and '70s TV episodes (The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), M*A*S*H (1972)).
- Studied at Adelphi College in New York and with Harold Clurman.
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