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Manhattan, New York, US
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…
Known for
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist — Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)1998
- Miami Vice — Shango1984
- Cry, the Beloved Country — Stephen Kumalo1951
- Lost Boundaries — Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson1949
- Body and Soul — Ben Chaplin1947
- Lifeboat — Joe Spencer1944
- Henry Browne, Farmer — Narrator (voice)1942
- Keep Punching — Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)1939
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Carl Lee
- Occupation
- boxer
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- www.canadalee.org
- Image
- Canada-Lee-1948.jpg
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- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1907-03-03
- date of death
- 1952-05-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Canada Lee
- member of
- American Theatre Hall of Fame
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
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