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Ralph Cooper
American tap dancer, choreographer, actor, bandleader, singer, and writer (1908-1992) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 84
Ralph Cooper was an American actor, screenwriter, dancer and choreographer. Cooper is best known as the original master of ceremonies and founder of amateur night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, in 1935. He wrote, produced, directed and acted in ten motion pictures.
Ralph Cooper is read about 9 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 29 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Am I Guilty?Film, Dr. James Dunbar
Gang WarFilm, 1940Bob 'Killer' Meade1938Gang SmashersFilm, Writer
The Duke Is TopsFilm, 1938Writer1937
Bargain with BulletsFilm, Mugsy Moore
Dark ManhattanFilm, 1937Curly Thorpe1936
White HunterFilm, Ali1929Harlem RevueFilm1908Born16 January 1908People around Ralph
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About this person
Titles include The Duke Is Tops, Dark Manhattan, Gangsters on the Loose and Gang War. Because of his debonair good looks, he was known as "dark Gable" in the 1930s.
