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Canada Lee

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Born: March 3, 1907 in Manhattan, New York, US

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 19...

Filmography7 TITLES
Lifeboat
7.4
Lifeboat1944
Body and Soul
6.7
Body and Soul1947
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
7.7
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist1998
Cry, the Beloved Country
6.1
Cry, the Beloved Country1951
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Lost Boundaries
6.4
Lost Boundaries1949
Henry Browne, Farmer
5.3
Henry Browne, Farmer1942
Keep Punching
5.5
Keep Punching1939