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 …

Canada Lee (born Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata on March 3, 1907) was one of the greatest actors of his generation. Canada Lee as ‘Bigger’ in the 1942 Broadway production of Native …

Canada Lee. Actor: Lifeboat. Lee played Danny (opposite of Hilda Simms, who played Anna) in Anna Lucasta on Broadway in 1944. Anna Lucasta was the first non-black written play …

2008年6月29日 · Canada Lee (the adopted name of Lionel Cornelius Canegata) was a noted 20th Century jockey, boxer, and actor. Born on May 3, 1907 in New York City’s San Juan Hill …

Canada Lee (born Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata on March 3, 1907) was one of the greatest actors of his generation. No one who witnessed his performances on the stage and screen (his …

2004年10月21日 · African-American actor Canada Lee was among the first to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Producer Roy Hurst talks with Lee biographer Mona Smith, author of …

Canada Lee, Native Son tells the inspiring story of the pioneering African American athlete, musician, actor, producer and activist who poured his talent into fighting for racial and …

2015年9月8日 · Harlem-raised Canada Lee, who the New York Times once called “the greatest Negro actor of his day” has been almost totally forgotten in recent history. After dropping out of …

"Lee gave Paul Shaeffer, the slugging Winnipeg boy, a valuable boxing lesson and would have won if he had been a little more aggressive." - Toronto Star

Canada Lee 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...