Canada Lee

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.

Filmografi

Lifeboat1944 · Joe SpencerBody and Soul1947 · Ben ChaplinCry, the Beloved Country1951 · Stephen KumaloLost Boundaries1949 · Lt. 'Dixie' ThompsonScandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist1998 · Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)Henry Browne, Farmer1942 · Narrator (voice)Keep Punching1939 · Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)