Peggy Lee
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Records
Peggy Lee's awards record is compact but telling. Two Grammys, for "Fever" and "Is That All There Is?," span a decade and show a singer who could win in two different eras. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 acknowledged the whole catalog, and her induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame recognized what fans already knew: she wrote much of her best material. An Academy Award nomination for Pete Kelly's Blues and an Emmy nomination for television work confirm a range beyond the recording studio. North Dakota gave her its highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, and Hollywood gave her a star on the Walk of Fame.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Honored for her body of recorded work.
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Inducted for her songwriting catalog of more than 270 songs.
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award
North Dakota's highest honor for notable citizens.
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star on the Walk of Fame for recording.
Records & Feats
One of the first singer-songwriters to write her own material
At a time when most pop singers performed songs written by others, Lee co-wrote over 270 songs, including "It's a Good Day" and "I Don't Know Enough About You."
Pioneering lawsuit over home-video royalties
Lee sued Disney in the late 1980s over royalties for Lady and the Tramp and won a settlement, a landmark case for performers' rights.