Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1925 April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director, known for his rich voice and dignified bearing.Browne was the son of Baptist minister Sylvanus Browne and his wife Lovie (born Lovie Lee). Born in Woodbury, New Jersey, Browne first attended historically black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and graduated with a bachelor''s degree in 1946. He undertook postgraduate work at Middlebury College in Vermont, Columbia University in New York City, and at the University of Florence in Italy.