Lee Stanley

Lee got his first supporting role in Hotel 1967 after reading a scene opposite a friend as a favor in an audition for the film His first screen test was a love scene with Karen Black which led him to become an actor under contract with MGM Studios where he costarred in Ice Station Zebra 1968 with Rock Hudson as well as various Aaron Spelling productions After years of acting Lee found a passion for working behind the camera and in 1971 directed his first feature film On the Line 1971 His son Shane Stanley was the youngest to ever receive an Emmy Award when he was 16 years old for his work on Desperate Passage 1987 which Lee directed and won two Emmys for That special launched The Desperate Passage Series which was nominated for thirtythree Emmys and won thirteen over a six year period Daughter Quinn Gonzalez from Lees first marriage is the granddaughter of legendary songwriter Johnny Burke of the Burke amp Van Heusen team Misty Pennies From Heaven Swingin on a Star His film Street Pirates 1994 won him a CINE Golden Eagle Award for Best Documentary Lee received The Christopher Award as well as many other top humanitarian honors for his work with Americas probated youth which were the theme for many of his TV specials Lee wrote and directed Held for Ransom 2000 starring Dennis Hopper based on the novel by Lois Duncan I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997 as well as cowriting and directing Carman The Champion 2001 which starred Michael Nouri Patricia Manterola and long time friend Jed Allan