Edward LeRoy Rice (August 24, 1871 – December 1, 1938) was an American performer in and producer of minstrel shows.

[3] He was born in Manhattan, New York City, on August 24, 1871, as the second son of William Henry Rice (1844–1907), a minstrel performer.

[5] He married Emma Rodenberger in Brooklyn, New York City, on November 30, 1899.

Starting in 1907, he wrote a column, "Man in the Bleachers", which ran in the New York Evening World for five weeks.

[5] He wrote a syndicated column for Press Publishing called "Anecdotes of Old-Time Actors, by 1913.