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Bill Robinson

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American dancer and actor (1877/1878-1949)

United StatesActorsLived 1878 to 1949 · aged 71
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Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology.

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Photos 7

Filmography 22

Stormy Weather1943 · ★ 6.9
The Little Colonel1935
The Littlest Rebel1935
That's Dancing!1985
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm1938
Just Around the Corner1938
Dixiana1930
The Big Broadcast of 19361935
One Mile from Heaven1937
Hooray for Love1935
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults1997
Harlem Is Heaven1932
The Delicatessen Kid1929
Let's Scuffle1942
King for a Day1934
In Old Kentucky1935
Up the River1938
The Harlem Renaissance2004
Road Demon1938
By an Old Southern River1942
The Big Benefit1933
Dancetime Tap Dance History2011

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Television 1

The Ed Sullivan Show1948

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Connected to Bill 6

About this person

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television.

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1949 · aged 71
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23 languages

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