[1][2] Lee's career began when he performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and he later played Buffalo Bill on film.

[citation needed] In the mid-1910s, he had a vaudeville company, The Duke R. Lee Road Show, that played throughout the western United States.

[4] In 1935, Lee was announcer and master of ceremonies for Tom Mix's traveling show.

[5] He was born in Virginia and died in Los Angeles, California.

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