Lee 'Lasses' White

Lee 'Lasses' White

Date of Birth:

Aug 28, 1888

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

El Paso El Paso

1949

Dance, Girl, Dance Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Mug Town Mug Town

1942

The Roundup The Roundup

1941

Cyclone on Horseback Cyclone on Horseback

1941

Sergeant York Sergeant York

1941

Six-Gun Gold Six-Gun Gold

1941

Rovin' Tumbleweeds Rovin' Tumbleweeds

1939

Thundering Hoofs Thundering Hoofs

1942

Springtime in Texas Springtime in Texas

1945

The Bandit Trail The Bandit Trail

1941

When Strangers Marry When Strangers Marry

1944

In Old New Mexico In Old New Mexico

1945

The Valiant Hombre The Valiant Hombre

1948

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947

Ginger Ginger

1947

Albuquerque Albuquerque

1948

Lonesome Trail Lonesome Trail

1945

Cheyenne Cheyenne

1947

Moon Over Montana Moon Over Montana

1946

Song of the Range Song of the Range

1944

Indian Agent Indian Agent

1948

Red Rock Outlaw Red Rock Outlaw

1949

Rainbow Over the Rockies Rainbow Over the Rockies

1947

Something to Shout About Something to Shout About

1943

Belle of the Yukon Belle of the Yukon

1944

Six-Gun Serenade Six-Gun Serenade

1947

Dude Cowboy Dude Cowboy

1941

The Golden Eye The Golden Eye

1948

Road Show Road Show

1941

Alaska Alaska

1944

Riders of the Dawn Riders of the Dawn

1945

The Iroquois Trail The Iroquois Trail

1950

Without Reservations Without Reservations

1946

Scattergood Baines Scattergood Baines

1941

Cinderella Swings It Cinderella Swings It

1943

Scattergood Pulls the Strings Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941

Panhandle Panhandle

1948

Saddle Serenade Saddle Serenade

1945

The Texan Meets Calamity Jane The Texan Meets Calamity Jane

1950

West of the Alamo West of the Alamo

1946

Mississippi Rhythm Mississippi Rhythm

1949

Song of the Wasteland Song of the Wasteland

1947

Riding the Wind Riding the Wind

1942

Trail to Mexico Trail to Mexico

1946

Come on Danger Come on Danger

1942

Land of the Open Range Land of the Open Range

1942

Louisiana Louisiana

1947

Oklahoma Renegades Oklahoma Renegades

1940

The Unknown Guest The Unknown Guest

1943

Song of the Sierras Song of the Sierras

1946

The Talk of the Town The Talk of the Town

1942

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