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Jack Smith

Not to end up being confused with vaudeville’s Whispering Jack port Smith nor with ’60s British pop entity Whistling Jack port Smith, popular vocalist, professional, MC, and radio and tv personality Jack port Smith was also called Smilin’ Jack port Smith. On November 16, 1916, Jack port Ward Smith was …

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Joel Grey

The near future Tony Award-winning Joel Grey was created on April 11, 1932, in Cleveland, OH. Gray (actually delivered Joel Katz) was the boy of Yiddish comedian Mickey Katz, an associate from the Spike Jones Orchestra, and a well-known nightclub performer and Broadway satirist. Joel Gray wedded Jo Wilder in …

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Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly was never extremely popular as a vocalist, despite the fact that he did slice information and was observed in film roles where he sang — rather, it had been his function onscreen like a dancer, choreographer, and movie director that allowed him to exert an integral influence on …

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Fred Astaire

Dancer, acting professional, and vocalist Fred Astaire worked steadily in a variety of entertainment press during nine years from the 20th hundred years. One of the most celebrated dancer in the annals of film, with performances in 31 film musicals between 1933 and 1968 (and a particular Academy Award in …

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Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

b. 18 Sept 1905, Oakland, California, USA, d. 28 Feb 1977, LA, California, USA. An acting professional, vocalist and comedian, having a hoarse tone of voice and extremely cellular eye, whose portrayal on radio, tv and film of the type of Rochester, comedian Jack port Benny’s acerbic manservant, founded him …

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James Melton

Having a clean-behind-the-ears demeanor similar compared to that of Richard Crooks, John Charles Thomas, or Nelson Eddy, concert and operatic tenor James Melton usually catered from what has been referred to as a “musically middlebrow audience,” emitting intimate airs and popular ballads with sugary precision. He was created on January …

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Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

b. 25 Might 1878, Richmond, Virginia, USA, d. 25 November 1949. As a kid Robinson worked well in race stables, medical a desire to become jockey. He danced for fun as well as for the entertainment of others, 1st showing up on stage at age eight. 3 years later on …

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Shirley Temple

No other kid star in the annals of popular entertainment enjoyed a lot popularity and renown as Shirley Temple — with the tender age of six, she had been among the largest celebrities on earth. Born Apr 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, she started acquiring dance classes at three, …

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The Nicholas Brothers

Fayard Nicholas (b. 28 Oct 1914, Portable, Alabama, USA, d. 24 January 2006, LA, California, USA) and Harold Nicholas (b. 1921, d. 2000), constituted that which was, certainly, the most gifted and magnificent power tap-dancing duo in the annals of showbusiness. They was raised in Philadelphia where their parents performed …

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Ray Bolger

b. Raymond Wallace Bolger, 10 January 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, d. 15 January 1987, LA, California, USA. An eccentric, rubber-legged dancer with a method and picture that needed to be noticed to be thought. He began like a comedian in 1922 using the Bob Ott Musical Repertory Organization and four …

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