Lee 'Lasses' White

    Lee 'Lasses' White

    August 28, 1888 (136 years old) in Wills Point, Texas, USA

    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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    Sergeant YorkSergeant York
    The Talk of the TownThe Talk of the Town
    PanhandlePanhandle
    Dance, Girl, DanceDance, Girl, Dance
    AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque

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