Canada Lee
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 3, 1907
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York, US
- Died
- May 9, 1952
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.
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Movies with Canada Lee
- Lifeboat 1944 · ★ 7.4
- Body and Soul 1947 · ★ 6.7
- Cry, the Beloved Country 1951 · ★ 6.3
- Lost Boundaries 1949 · ★ 6.6
- Henry Browne, Farmer 1942 · ★ 6.0
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 1998 · ★ 8.2
- Keep Punching 1939 · ★ 7.2