Acting

Canada Lee

Canada Lee este cunoscut mai ales pentru Miami Vice. Canada Lee s-a născut pe 3 martie 1907. Canada Lee a murit pe 9 mai 1952, la vârsta de 45 ani.

Născut: 3 martie 1907
Locul nașterii: Manhattan, New York, US
Decedat: 9 mai 1952 (45 ani)

Biografie

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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