His wife Casey Compton told The New York Times that he had been in declining health for several months.
The small gathering outside the West Village theater was an immediate success, even earning Lee an Obie Award.
He was a longtime artist-in-residence at New Yorks Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Gilda Radner, and Ralph Lee’s Land Shark, ‘Saturday Night Live’ (1975)Everett Collection
For many people, it is my claim to fame.
When I was making it, I thought it would get used once and shucked.
Ralph Lee with one of his creations at a Halloween event in 2007Getty Images
