Editing Christopher Lee (section)

== Death ==
{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote=Christopher is truly a force to be reckoned with. Doing a scene with him and having him peering down at you, screaming into your face, all you can think of is 'My God, that's Dracula!'|source=Johnny Depp, who worked with Lee in five Tim Burton films, from ''Sleepy Hollow'' in 1999 to ''Dark Shadows'' in 2012.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news |title=From the Archives: Christopher Lee dies at 93; screen star of 'Dracula' and 'Lord of the Rings' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-me-christopher-lee-obituary-20150611-story.html |access-date=15 August 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>}}
Lee died at the [[Chelsea and Westminster Hospital]] on 7 June 2015 at the age of 93. The cause of death was heart failure. His wife delayed the public announcement until 11 June, informing his family of the death before releasing the news to the press.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33098353 |title=Sir Christopher Lee: Screen legend dies aged 93 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=DEATH>{{cite news |title=Christopher Lee dead: Legendary actor passes away at the age of 93 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/christopher-lee-dead-live-updates--legendary-actor-passes-away-at-the-age-of-93-10312947.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=DEATH2>*{{cite news |title=Christopher Lee dies at the age of 93 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/11/christopher-lee-dies-at-the-age-of-93-dracula |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=11 June 2015}}
* {{cite news |title=Sir Christopher Lee dies at 93 – latest reaction and tributes |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Following Lee's death, fans, friends, actors, directors and others involved in the film industry publicly gave their personal tributes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Tom |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/12/christopher-lee-readers-tributes-and-memories |title=Christopher Lee: readers' tributes and memories |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/12/christopher-lee-tributes-led-by-peter-jackson |title=Christopher Lee tributes led by Peter Jackson |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=22 March 2016 |first=Ben |last=Child}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/christopher-lee-dead-lord-of-the-rings-co-star-ian-mckellen-pays-tribute-to-on-screen-rival-10317044.html |title=Christopher Lee dead: Lord of the Rings co-star Ian McKellen pays tribute to on-screen rival |work=[[The Independent]] |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=22 March 2016 |first=Kashmira |last=Gander}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33097590 |title=Sir Christopher Lee: tributes to 'titan of cinema' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=11 June 2015 |access-date=22 March 2016}}</ref> Then-Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] praised Lee as a "titan of [[Classical Hollywood cinema|the golden age of cinema]]."<ref name=DEATH2 /> He was honoured by the academy at the [[88th Academy Awards]] on 28 February 2016 in the annual In Memoriam section.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |title=Christopher Lee honoured in Oscars ceremony |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/29/christopher-lee-honoured-in-oscars-ceremony |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=29 February 2016 |access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>