Canada Lee

Canada Lee was born on Mar 03, 1907 in USA. Canada Lee's big-screen debut came with Keep Punching directed by John Clein in 1939, strarring Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer). Canada Lee is known for Body and Soul directed by Robert Rossen, John Garfield stars as Charley Davis and Lilli Palmer as Peg Born. The upcoming new movie Canada Lee plays is Cry, the Beloved Country which will be released on Apr 26, 1952.

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.