Best recalled as the young tyke with the Buster Brown hairstyle who crawled onto Al Jolson's lap while the star sang the best-selling song "Sonny Boy" in the early talking film The Singing Fool. Davey Lee (December 29, 1924 -June 17, 2008) was an American child actor. He was born in Hollywood, California, USA. He appeared in six feature films between 1928 and 1930. Following his older brother Frankie Lee into films and earning close to $30,000 per week by 1930 after a handful of films, Davey's mother insisted he "retire" from films at age 6 so he could have a normal childhood. In later years he performed in local theatre. |
The 1920s - 1940s are most interesting to me. There was the Roaring Twenties, Black Thursday, the Depression, Volstead Act, Women's History; the list goes on and on. I also find the Gregorian, Victorian, Edwardian era interesting as well. I hope you enjoy your visit!
Eyes on Vintage
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Davey Lee
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1928 and 1930,
American,
child,
Davey Lee,
six feature films,
theatre,
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