{"product_id":"17963-lee-canada-signed-photograph","title":"Lee, Canada. (1907–1952) Signed Photograph","description":"An uncommon signed photograph of the American actor in the 1944 Hitchcock film \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLifeboat\u003c\/i\u003e. He is shown holding a tin whistle, dressed as his character of the steward \"Joe\" Spencer, and has signed and inscribed in green ink across the image. Very fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 26 cm).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAfter careers as a jockey, a boxer, and a musician, Canada Lee began acting via the Federal Theatre Project in the 1930's. In 1946, Lee played a principal role in \"On Whitman Avenue,\" a drama about racial prejudice directed by Margo Jones. Lee produced the play, making him the first African-American producer on Broadway; the play spoke directly to the need for interracial housing following WWII and won the praise of former First-Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who wrote weekly columns encouraging readers to see it. As a civil rights activist, Lee was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and died shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093667303583,"sku":"17963","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lee_2C_Canada_17963.jpg?v=1722189558","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/17963-lee-canada-signed-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}