Lee, Canada (1907 – 52)
Price: $125.00
Description:African-American actor who pioneered roles for Black Americans.
SIG – Vintage signature on pale green album leaf. Accompanied by an image.
He became an actor after careers as a jockey, boxer, and musician. Lee furthered the African – American tradition in theater pioneered by such actors as Paul Robeson. Lee is the father of actor Carl Lee. A champion of civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s, Lee died shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee.