Canada Lee 4 pictures

Actor, Soundtrack
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 performed by an all black cast on Broadway. He became an actor after careers as a jockey, boxer and musician. Lee was a civil rights activist, following in the footsteps of Paul Robeson.

Born: March 3, 1907
Star sign: Pisces
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Known for: Lifeboat (1944), Cry, the Beloved Country (1951), Body and Soul (1947), Henry Browne, Farmer (1942)
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Tallulah Bankhead, Hume Cronyn, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull and Canada Lee in Lifeboat (1944)
Still of Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Hume Cronyn, Mary Anderson, Heather Angel, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Canada Lee and Walter Slezak in Lifeboat (1944)
Still of Tallulah Bankhead, Hume Cronyn, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull and Canada Lee in Lifeboat (1944)
Still of Heather Angel and Canada Lee in Lifeboat (1944)