1907 - 1952
Canada Lee American Actor
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Details
| First Name |
Canada
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| Last Name |
Lee
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| Birthday |
3rd March, 1907
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| Birthplace |
Manhattan, New York, United States
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| Died |
9th May, 1952
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| Place of Death |
Manhattan, New York, United States
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| Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
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| Height |
5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Actor
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Year(s) Active |
1926–1952, 1926–52, 1926–1952
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| Official Websites |
http://www.canadalee.org/, http://canadalee.org
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Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata (March 3, 1907 – May 9, 1952), known professionally as Canada Lee, was an American professional boxer and 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. Lee later starred in Welles's original Broadway production of Native Son (1941). 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. Lee was the father of actor Carl Lee.
