After graduating from Claremont McKenna College, Lee attended UCLA and learned the film and TV business from the best.  He joined the Army reserve at the height of the Viet Nam War and was assigned to a unit of creatives, many of whom went on to great fame as agents, heads of film studios, and Hollywood power brokers.
In the early sixties, Lee and his friend, Dango decided to drive out to L.A. for a few weeks. That turned into quite an adventure, the subject of his new book, In the Rearview Mirror.
Lee lives in Sandy Springs, GA with his wife, Linda.