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- Alan Lee was born on August 20, 1947 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and set decorator, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
- SpouseMarja (2 children)
- Nearly all of the miniatures for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy were based painstakingly on his sketches. In fact, he was so impressed with the details in the "bigatures" that he often came by the Production studios and worked on them himself.
- Widely recognized as one of the most popular and prolific fantasy artists in the world.
- Received the Carnegie Medal for his illustrated edition of The Iliad.
- (1998-2001) Working in New Zealand on the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Attended the Ealing School of Art.
- To draw a tree, to pay such close attention to every aspect of a tree, is an act of reverence not only toward the tree, and toward the earth itself, but also our human connection to it. This is one of the magical things about drawing -- it gives us almost visionary moments of connectedness.
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