- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeon Edgehill James
- Nickname
- Poke
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Leon James was born on April 27, 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cabin in the Sky (1943), Midnight Menace (1946) and Camera Three (1955). He was married to Juan Murree Wyatt. He died on July 30, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJuan Murree Wyatt(February 7, 1944 - March 1957) (divorced, 5 children)
- Leon James was one of the best known swing dancers during the '30s and '40s, starting with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, and later as a member of the dance team "Moke and Poke" (as "Poke"), and for a period in the late 1940s as "Coke and Poke" (as "Poke").
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