Facts: - yearsactive: 1973 -- 2008 - death date: october 16 , 2008 1938 - birth date: 1938 - name: david lee - death place: panama city , panama - occupation: sound engineer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david lee -lrb- american sound engineer -rrb- .
david lee -lrb- 1938 -- october 16 , 2008 -rrb- was an american sound engineer .he won an academy award for best sound for the film '' chicago '' .he worked on over 60 films between 1973 and 2008 .