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Canada Lee

Canada Lee

Canada Lee (born Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata; March 3, 1907 – May 9, 1952) was an American professional boxer and then an actor who pioneered roles for African Americans. After careers as a jockey, boxer and musician, he became an actor in the Federal Theatre Project, including the 1936 production of Macbeth adapted and directed by Orson Welles. A champion of civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s, Lee was blacklisted and died shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He advanced the African American tradition in theatre pioneered by such actors as Paul Robeson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Canada Lee , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1907-03-03

Birth Place

Manhattan, New York, US

Movies and TV shows :

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947

6.7

Movie
Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

5.9

Movie
Henry Browne, Farmer

Henry Browne, Farmer

1942

4.8

Movie
Keep Punching

Keep Punching

1939

5.5

Movie
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

7.4

Movie
Lost Boundaries

Lost Boundaries

1949

6.5

Movie
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

8.0

Movie