Davey Lee
Toronto Daily Star, 15 November 1929
Davey Lee (1924-2008) was a child actor who appeared as Sonny Boy in The Singing Fool (1928), Al Jolson's followup to The Jazz Singer. This movie was a huge hit, becoming the most financially successful film in movie history until Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs passed it in 1937. Jolson's recording of "Sonny Boy" became the first million-selling record in the United States.
Young Davey - who was three when the movie came out and not quite five when this ad was printed - appeared in some other films, but was pulled out of the movie business in 1930 so that he could have a normal childhood.
Created May 16, 2025.