{{Short description|American sound engineer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Lee Minkler | birth_name = Lee Darrell Minkler | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|10|25}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Sound engineer | years_active = 1974-1984 | family = Bob Minkler (brother), Michael Minkler (nephew) }}

'''Lee Darrell Minkler''' (October 15, 1927 – ) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film ''Tron''.<ref name="Oscars1983">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=October 9, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> His name was featured in the Oscars ''In Memoriam'' 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oscar.go.com/photos/2018/oscars-in-memoriam-2018-photos/44f42f1ef4e20442191810488b27aa903f139ada65f0051794f9729900c51878|title=Lee Minkler - Oscars In Memoriam 2018|publisher=Oscars|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== * ''Tron'' (1982; co-nominated with Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler and James LaRue)

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0591443|name=Lee Minkler}}

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