LEE HALE

Lee Hale began his musical career writing full-length musical comedies in high school (Tacoma Washington) and college (Washington State University). As soon as his World War II stint with the Navy was over he headed for New York, where he sang in the group The Manhattans, playing eight times a week at the Palace. He then joined the New York stable of group singers in commercials, radio, and television, eventually conducting the choir for TV shows, including Carol Burnett's "The Entertainers" on CBS.

In 1965 he was called to California to write special material and be in charge of music for "The Dean Martin Show." He stayed with the show for it's entire run of ten years and then became the producer of "The Dean Martin Show."

He was the producer of NBC's "The First Fifty Years," a 4½ hour spectacular documenting the network's years, for which he was nominated for two Emmys along with four more nominations for "The Dean Martin Show."

Nowadays, he co-produces shows for The Society of Singers' tributes to such legends as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Martin, Peggy Lee, Steve & Eydie, Lena Horne, and Rosemary Clooney, and he assembles all the film clips.

He does the same for the Professional Dancers Society, whose recent tributes have been to Shirley MacLaine, Juliet Prowse, Mitzi Gaynor, Gwen Verdon, Ann-Margret, Tommy Tune, Sandy Duncan, June Allyson and Dick Van Dyke. He also assembled the clips for several on board reviews for Holland America Lines, Princess Lines and for the latest Dick Clark's American Bandstand show in Lake Tahoe.