Lee 'Lasses' White
Born August 28, 1888 (Age: 137)
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Wills Point, Texas, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Riders of the Dawn
1945
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as Lasses White
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Age: 57
Saddle Serenade
1945
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as 'Lasses' White
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Age: 56
Mug Town
1942
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as Pirkle
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Age: 54
The Talk of the Town
1942
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as Hound Keeper (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Thundering Hoofs
1942
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as Whopper Hatch
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Age: 53
Come on Danger
1942
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as Whopper
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Age: 53
Land of the Open Range
1942
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as Whopper
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Age: 53
Riding the Wind
1942
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as Whopper
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Age: 53
Dude Cowboy
1941
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as Prof. Whopper Hatch
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Age: 53
The Bandit Trail
1941
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as Whopper
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Age: 53
Sergeant York
1941
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as Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Six-Gun Gold
1941
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as Whopper
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Age: 52
Cyclone on Horseback
1941
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as Whopper
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Age: 52
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
1941
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as Ed Potts
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Age: 52
The Roundup
1941
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as Sam Snead
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Age: 52
Scattergood Baines
1941
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as Ed Potts
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Age: 52
Road Show
1941
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as Constable (uncredited)
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Age: 52