S. Charles Lee
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S. Charles Lee was a prominent American architect best known for his influential Art Deco and Moderne movie theater designs across California during the early to mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| S. Charles Lee canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
California
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1899-09-05 ⓘ |
| birthName | Samuel Charles Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-01-27 ⓘ |
| designed |
Academy Theatre, Inglewood
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Bruin Theatre, Westwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Fox Oakland Theatre (remodel work) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fox Theatre, Bakersfield (remodel work) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fox Wilshire Theatre (now Saban Theatre) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fremont Theatre, San Luis Obispo NERFINISHED ⓘ Hollywood & Western Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Factor Building, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower Theatre (Los Angeles) NERFINISHED ⓘ many neighborhood movie palaces in Southern California ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Armour Institute of Technology
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Technical College of Milwaukee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Art Deco architecture
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Streamline Moderne architecture ⓘ architecture ⓘ cinema architecture ⓘ theater architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Los Angeles, California
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San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | design of American movie palaces ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | “The show starts on the sidewalk.” ⓘ |
| movedTo | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Art Deco
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Streamline Moderne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | S. Charles Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Art Deco and Moderne cinema designs
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movie theater designs in California ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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theater architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Art Deco
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Moderne ⓘ Spanish Colonial Revival (early work) ⓘ |
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