Grandma Lee
Frances Lee Strong[1] (May 29, 1934 – April 24, 2020),[2] better known by her stage name Grandma Lee, was an American stand-up comedian. Lee was a contestant on the fourth season of America's Got Talent. She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In 2009, she participated on the reality series America's Got Talent. Although she made it to the top 10, she was in the bottom 5 and was eliminated from the competition in the finale on September 16, 2009. She told People, "[My] material is based on the truth. I won’t say a cuss word or anything to jeopardize [myself]. I can do clean or edgy."[3]
Strong died on April 24, 2020 at an assisted living facility in Jacksonville, Florida from problems caused by a broken hip, aged 85.[4]
References
- ↑ Bull, Roger. Jacksonville's Grandma Lee shows she's 'Got Talent' — tonight on NBCJacksonville.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ Katsilometes, John. Closing in on 76, Grandma Lee is speaking the universal language. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ↑ Will comedian Grandma Lee win America's Got Talent?. Punchline (September 3, 2009). Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ↑ 'AGT' Star and Comedian Grandma Lee Dead at 85.
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