Canada Lee
Age: N/A | From: Manhattan, New York, US
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York, US
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Movie Involvements: 7
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Lifeboat
(1944) Joe
Body and Soul
(1947) Ben Chaplin
Cry, the Beloved Country
(1951) Stephen Kumalo
Lost Boundaries
(1949) Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson
Keep Punching
(1939) Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)
Henry Browne, Farmer
(1942) Narrator
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
(2000) Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stephen Kumalo (archive footage) | |
| 1951 | Stephen Kumalo | |
| 1949 | Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson | |
| 1947 | Ben Chaplin | |
| 1944 | Joe | |
| 1942 | Narrator | |
| 1939 | Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
