1941Nominee
Best Performance
Sergeant York
Lee 'Lasses' White
Actor
Wills Point, Texas, USA
August 28, 1888
Biography
Leroy Robert White (August 28, 1888 – December 16, 1949), better known as Lee "Lasses" White or Leroy (sometimes Le Roy or Lee Roy) "Lasses" White, was an American vaudeville pianist, songwriter and entertainer who became an actor of the stage, screen and radio. He became famous doing minstrel shows during the early part of the 1900s, and wrote one of the first copyrighted twelve-bar blues, "Nigger Blues". After spending some time on radio, White entered the film industry in the late 1930s. During his eleven-year career he appeared in over 70 films.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1944Nominee
Best Performance
Alaska
1942Nominee
Best Performance
The Talk of the Town
Career Highlights
1941Highlight
Best Performance
Dude Cowboy
1947Highlight
Best Performance
Louisiana
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Sergeant York
The Talk of the Town
Panhandle