- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata
- Nickname
- Lional Canegata
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Professor Miller Lucky
- SpousesFrances Pollack(March 1951 - May 8, 1952) (his death)Juanita Eugenia Waller(December 1925 - 1942) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- RelativesWilliam Canegata(Sibling)
- Victim of the blacklisting era of the 1950s.
- Compiled a professional boxing record of 33-31-7 with 13 knockouts.
- Fought as a professional boxer from 1926-1933.
- Father of Carl Lee.
- Lost to world champions Jack Britton, Tommy Freeman, and Lou Brouillard.
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