Category Archives: About Katie

“Goodby, Katie!” (for the 2nd time…)

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I had heard about Katie Lee almost from the first moment I moved to Jerome in 1983… the stories were vast and varied to say the least! The first time I had the honor of stepping into her home was when her long time friend, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, came to town to visit her. Ramblin’ Jack had been a folk hero of mine for years so I asked Katie if I might attend the little get together she was hosting and she said “Sure!”. It was an evening I will never forget. Ranblin’ Jack sat in Katie’s front room to … Continue reading →

Katie Lee: I Will Return

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Katie Lee October 23, 1919 – November 1, 2017 It is with a saddened heart that we share the news that our beloved Katie Lee passed away in her sleep this morning in her home in Jerome, Arizona. Below is a personal memorial written this morning by her dear friend, Diane Rapaport. Katie Lee: I Will Return Copyright 2017 Diane Sward Rapaport My close friend Katie Lee died peacefully in her home in Jerome on November 1, 2017. She was 98 years old. I am immensely sad. Katie lit a wildfire in her heart about the loss of Glen Canyon … Continue reading →

Katie Lee, keepin’ on truckin’

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Su Lum I first met Katie Lee in the winter of 1965, when I was delivering a manuscript to her at the little Victorian house on Hopkins Avenue that she rented from Freddie Fisher. My ex-husband Burt had copped the job of editing her manuscript of “Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle” and had immediately, as was his wont, turned the actual work over to me. “It’s open,” a female voice shouted in response to my tentative knock, and then more impatiently as I hesitated on the sill, “I’m out here!” I followed her voice and found Katie Lee sitting naked at … Continue reading →