Lee 'Lasses' White
Born: 1888-08-28
• 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
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
The Iroquois Trail
Red Rock Outlaw
Mississippi Rhythm
El Paso
The Valiant Hombre
Indian Agent
The Golden Eye
Panhandle
Albuquerque
Louisiana
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Cheyenne
Song of the Wasteland
Six-Gun Serenade
Rainbow Over the Rockies
Ginger
Song of the Sierras
Trail to Mexico
Without Reservations
West of the Alamo
Moon Over Montana
Lonesome Trail
Riders of the Dawn
Saddle Serenade
Springtime in Texas
In Old New Mexico
Dillinger
Belle of the Yukon
Song of the Range
Alaska
When Strangers Marry
The Unknown Guest
Something to Shout About
Cinderella Swings It
Mug Town
The Talk of the Town
Thundering Hoofs
Come on Danger
Land of the Open Range
Riding the Wind
Dude Cowboy
The Bandit Trail
Sergeant York
Six-Gun Gold
Cyclone on Horseback
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
The Roundup
Scattergood Baines
Road Show
Dance, Girl, Dance
Oklahoma Renegades
Rovin' Tumbleweeds