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David Lee

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ355289 ↗
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David Lee may refer to:

Arts

David Lee (art critic) (born 1953), editor of Jackdaw magazine

David Lee (Australian sound engineer) (born 1958)

David Lee (Canadian sound engineer) (1938–2008)

David Lee (drummer) (1941–2021), American jazz drummer

David Lee (organist) (1837–1897) in Melbourne, Australia

David Lee (poet) (born 1944), American poet

David Lee (photographer) (born 1982), American photographer and film director

David Lee (screenwriter) (born 1950), American television writer, producer and director, notably of Frasier

David Lee (still photographer) (born 1961)

David Lee (visual effects artist), New Zealand visual effects artist

David Dodd Lee (born 1959), American poet

David M. Lee (stereophotographer) (1950–2015)

David U. Lee, Chinese-American Hollywood film producer and entrepreneur

M. David Lee III (born 1965), American film director and producer

Business

David Lee (investor), American angel investor

David Lee (real estate developer) (born c. 1955), American head of Jamison Properties

David L. Lee (born 1949), Taiwanese-American managing general partner of Clarity Partners

David S. Lee (born c.

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