| LC control no. | n 78032084 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lee, Sammy, 1920-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Lee, Samuel, 1920-2016 |
| Birth date | 1920-08-01 |
| Death date | 2016-12-02 |
| Place of birth | Fresno (Calif.) |
| Place of death | Newport Beach (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Diving |
| Affiliation | Olympic Games (15th : 1952 : Helsinki, Finland) Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England) |
| Profession or occupation | Divers Olympic athletes Physicians |
| Found in | His Diving, 1978: t.p. (Sammy Lee, M.D.) WW in Govt. 3d ed. (Sammy Lee, M.D., b. 8/1/20 in Fresno, Calif.) Wampler, M.F. Not without honor, 1987: CIP t.p. (Sammy Lee) CIP info (b. 8/1/1920, Fresno, Calif.; parents' surname was Rhee, but because it was always pronounced Lee, child was named Sammy Lee) New York times WWW site, viewed Dec. 5, 2016 (in obituary published Dec. 3: Dr. Sammy Lee; b. Samuel Lee, Aug. 1, 1920, Fresno, Calif.; d. Friday [Dec. 2, 2016], Newport Beach, Calif., aged 96; physician; won three Olympic medals in diving; served in the Korean War) |
| Associated language | eng |
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