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May 25, 2017 · Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, born on this day in 1878, was one of the early twentieth century’s most talented performers. His career unfolded in the context of laws about how black performers...
Feb 14, 2014 · When Shirley Temple Black died earlier this week, many of the tributes mentioned one of the most iconic scenes in American movie history: the staircase dance that Temple performed with Bill...
Bill Robinson (1878-1949) Actor. Additional Crew. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Bill Robinson quit school at age seven and began work as a professional dancer the following year. Bojangles (the name referred to his happy-go-lucky ebullience) starred in vaudeville, musical stage and movies.
Aug 15, 2022 · Bill Robinson, a veteran talent agent who represented the likes of Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin and Carol Burnett, died on Aug. 6 in Malibu after a long illness, his family announced. He was 93...
November 25, 1949 · New York, USA (heart disease) Birth name. Luther Robinson. Nickname. Bojangles. Mini Bio. Bill Robinson quit school at age seven and began work as a professional dancer the following year. Bojangles (the name referred to his happy-go-lucky ebullience) starred in vaudeville, musical stage and movies.
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, the most famous and beloved of tap dancers in the first half of the twentieth century who claimed he could run backward faster than most men could go forward, was born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Virginia.
Born. May 25, 1878. Died. November 25, 1949. Country. United States of America. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Bill Robinson began dancing in local saloons at the age of six. He became a popular fixture on the vaudeville circuit just two years after that. While still a child, he was given the nickname “Bojangles,” although even Robinson ...
