Researching Jeff Lee
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 48943 people with the Lee surname? In that year Lee was ranked number 60 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jeff means "Form of JEFFREY. God's peace" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Jeff Lee on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jeff Lee and the Lee Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 74722 people with the Lee surname in the UK? Lee is now ranked number 49 for popularity in the UK. |
Lee Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 668414 people with the Lee surname in the USA? Lee is ranked number 21 for popularity in the USA. |
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Jeff Lee (video game artist)
Jeff Lee (born 1952 in Elkhart, Indiana) is the original video artist at D. Gottlieb and Company. He is best known for creating the character of Q*Bert, the popular arcade game from 1982.
He also produced the video graphics for Cave Man (a video-pinball hybrid), Mad Planets, Krull, Q*Bert's Qubes, The Three Stooges, Quizimodo, M.A.C.H. 3 and Us vs Them. He also developed graphics for a number of video games that were never manufactured, such as Protector, Tylz and Wiz Warz. For independent arcade producers he created artwork for Lotto Fun and Double Cheese. During this period he also produced game graphics for the Sega Genesis system Home Alone, Premier Technology (Exterminator) and Maze Wars+ for Macromind.
In print, Lee illustrated the playing cards of the 1986 publication of OD by the Avalon Hill Game Company. Lee illustrated an article by Marc Canter, "The New Workstation", which appeared in "CD ROM: The New Papyrus" (Microsoft Press, 1986). In 1993 Lee illustrated Bob Rumba's Standup Comix featuring Emo Philips and Judy Tenuta. His work also appeared in "A Cook's Guide To Chicago" (Lake Claremont Press, 2002) by Marilyn Pocius. Most recently, in 2012, Lee illustrated the children's book The Train to Christmas Town, written by Peggy Ellis and published by Iowa Pacific Holdings.
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