Lee bailey cookbook author biography outline
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Lee bailey, 76; expert on cooking, decor and entertaining...
Lee Bailey (writer)
Author
Lee Bailey (November 15, 1926—October 16, 2003) was an authority on luxurious life styles, and was respected for his works of writing, photography, cooking, and work as an interior designer.
Biography
Bailey was born on November 15, 1926, in Bunkie, Louisiana. He was educated at the Parsons School of Design (class of 1950), after serving in the army from 1945–1946. For 6 years he taught at Tulane, then went on to teach at Parsons.
From 1974 to 1987 he owned and operated the Lee Bailey Store in New York City, in addition to a design store (also in New York), and a boutique in Southampton, N.Y. In between 1983 and 1993, he published 12 books on lifestyle, entertaining, and cooking.
Lee bailey cookbook author biography outline
He contributed articles to The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Australian Vogue, and House and Garden. For Food and Wine Magazine, he was an editor and contributing author. His residences included a Manhattan penthouse and a summer home with formal gard