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Johnny Lee
Publicity Photo of Johnny Lee
Born	John Dotson Lee Jr. (1898-07-04)July 4, 1898 Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1965(1965-12-12) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor singer dancer
Years active	1932–1965
Spouse	Jenrive Lee

John Dotson Lee Jr. (July 4, 1898 - December 12, 1965) was an American singer, dancer and actor known for voicing the role of Br'er Rabbit in Disney's Song of the South (1946) and as Algonquin J. Calhoun in the CBS TV and radio comedy series Amos 'n' Andy in the early 1950s. Much of his career was spent in vaudeville, but he also performed in motion pictures, on recordings and in television. He released a record (as "Johnnie Lee") in July 1949 called "You Can't Lose A Broken Heart" (Columbia Records # 30172), with backup vocals by The Ebonaires. Lee also starred in an all-black musical comedy called "Sugar Hill" in 1949 at Las Palmas Theatre in California.

He died of a heart attack on December 12, 1965, aged 67.

Discography

• Song of the South: Soundtrack (1946)
• You Can't Lose a Broken Heart (released July 1949)
• Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party (1954)

Selected filmography

References

1. Thomas S. Hischak & Mark A. Robinson, The Disney Song Encyclopedia, 2009, p. 50. "... Ray Gilbert (lyric) for the innovative musical film Song of the South (1946), which successfully mixed animation and live action. During one of the animated Uncle Remus tales, Brer Rabbit (voice of Johnny Lee), captured by Brer Fox and Brer Bear and about to be cooked, happily sings about his secret laughing place. The ploy works; Rabbit's captors let him free..."
2. "Johnny Lee at Old Time Radio Database". 2017-09-26. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27.
3. Propes, Steve; Gart, Galen (2001). L. A. R&B Vocal Groups 1945-1965. Milford, New Hampshire: Big Nickel Publications. ISBN 0-936433-18-3.
4. Johnny Lee, biography, retrieved March 2011
5. "A Spin Special: Stan Freberg Records". 2017-09-21. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28.

External links

• Johnny Lee at IMDb
• Johnny Lee at the Internet Broadway Database

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