Eugene Lee was born on March 9, 1939 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Man on the Moon (1999) and Schmigadoon! (2021). He was married to Brooke E. Lutz and Franne Lee. He died on February 6, 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Has won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Scenic Designer three times: in
1974, with collaborator/wife Franne Lee, for "Candide;" in 1979 for
"Sweeney Todd;" and in 2004 for "Wicked." He was also nominated in the
same category in 1998 for "Ragtime."
The cast of his play, "East Texas Hot Links" at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2017 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Ensemble.
His play, "East Texas Hot Links" at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2017 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Large Play Production.