Canada Lee
Birthday:
March 3, 1907 in New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name:
Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata
Height:
175 cm
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.
