Bill Lee (singer)

Bill Lee, American actor and singer (died 1980)

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Born: August 21, 1916
Died: November 15, 1980
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1916

About Bill Lee (singer)

William Lee was an American playback singer who provided a voice or singing voice in many films, for actors in musicals and for many Disney characters. He sang the lead role in a 1953 Gordon Jenkins made-for-record musical entitled Seven Dreams. Much of Lee's best-known work is as part of the popular singing quartet known as The Mellomen, founded by Thurl Ravenscroft.

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The world when Bill Lee (singer) was born

Bill Lee (singer) was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
Notable inventionMilitary tanks
World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Lee (singer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1916	2026
Population	99.6M	341 million

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