Lee "Lasses" White, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lee "Lasses" White

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1888

Place of Birth: Wills Point, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1949

Profession: actor, stage actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.