Canada Lee

Canada Lee

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Canada Lee , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Canada Lee
  • Popularity: 0.688
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1907-03-03
  • Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, US
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  • Also Known As: Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata
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Canada Lee Movies

  • 1944
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    Lifeboat

    Lifeboat

    7.4 1944 HD

    During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German...

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  • 1947
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    Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

    6.7 1947 HD

    Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters,...

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  • 1951
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    Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

    5.9 1951 HD

    In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living...

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  • 1939
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    Keep Punching

    Keep Punching

    5.5 1939 HD

    Henry Jackson, known as Little Dynamite, is a Golden Gloves champion, who agrees to turn professional when approached by fight manager Ed Watson,...

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  • 1949
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    Lost Boundaries

    Lost Boundaries

    6.5 1949 HD

    A light-skinned African-American family are "passing" in an all-white New England town. When the truth comes out, the more prejudiced neighbors...

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  • 1998
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    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    8 1998 HD

    A documentary look at the confluence of the Red scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and...

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  • 1942
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    Henry Browne, Farmer

    Henry Browne, Farmer

    4.8 1942 HD

    Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted,...

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