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person_profile-Canada Lee

Canada Lee Died at age: 45

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Canada Lee

Date of Birth:

Mar 03, 1907

Country of birth:

US

Died:

May 09, 1952

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

Canada Lee

Found 6 Movies in total

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Stephen Kumalo (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

Cry, the Beloved Country

Stephen Kumalo ( Actor )

... 1951

Lost Boundaries

Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson ( Actor )

... 1949

Body and Soul

Ben Chaplin ( Actor )

... 1947

Lifeboat

Joe ( Actor )

... 1944

Keep Punching

Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer) ( Actor )

... 1939