Spike Lee filmmaking. Two of his films have competed for the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival, and of the two, "BlacKkKlansman" won the Grand Prix in 2018. Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with "She's Gotta Have It" (1986), and has since directed such films as "Do the Right Thing" (1989), "Malcolm X" (1992), "The Original Kings of Comedy" (2000), "25th Hour" (2002), "Inside Man"
Lee White (actor) Cooper. White died on December 16, 1949 in Hollywood, California, of leukemia. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Lee White (actor) Lee White (August 28, 1888 – December 16, 1949), better known as Lee "Lasses" White, was an American actor of the stage, screen and radio. He became famous doing minstrel shows during the early part of the 1900s, during which time he earned his nickname of "Lasses", which was short for Molasses. After spending some time on radio, White entered the film industry in the late 1930s. During his eleven-year career he appeared in