Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson
1878 - 1949
Bill Robinson  American Actor
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Bill Robinson was previously married to Elaine Plaines (1944 - 1949) and Fannie S. Clay (1922 - 1943).

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American Actor Bill Robinson was born Luther Robinson on 25th May, 1878 in Richmond, Virginia, USA and passed away on 25th Nov 1949 New York City, New York, USA aged 71. He is most remembered for the best known and paid black American entertainer in America during the first half of the 20th century. His zodiac sign is Gemini.

Bill Robinson is a member of the following lists: Actors from Virginia, People from Richmond, Virginia and American male singers.

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TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married2 21 years 14 years, 5 months 7 years, 11 months
Total2 21 years 14 years, 5 months 7 years, 11 months

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First Name Bill
Last Name Robinson
Full Name at Birth Luther Robinson
Alternative Name Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Bojangles, Luther Robinson, Bojangles 'National Tap Dancing Day'
Birthday 25th May, 1878
Birthplace Richmond, Virginia, USA
Died 25th November, 1949
Place of Death New York City, New York, USA
Cause of Death Heart Disease
Buried The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Build Athletic
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Black
Distinctive Feature Coined The Word 'copacetic'..., grandmother Bedilia Robinson, a former slave, raised him after both of his parents died tragically in 1884..., Bojangles - the name referred to his happy-go-lucky ebullience..., Invented The Stair Tap Routine And Was Considered One Of The World's Greatest Tap Dancers..., cast with child-star Shirley Temple: Bojangles featured in four of Shirley's sentimental vehicles between 1935 & 1938...
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Sexuality Straight
Ethnicity Black
Nationality American
Occupation Text Actor, Tap Dancer And Singer
Occupation Actor
Claim to Fame the best known and paid black American entertainer in America during the first half of the 20th century
Music Genre (Text) Minstrel shows, Vaudeville theatre, Broadway theatre, Hollywood films, Radio and television performer
Year(s) Active 1930-1943, 1900-1943, 1900–1943

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black American entertainer in America during the first half of the twentieth 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. According to dance critic Marshall Stearns, "Robinson's contribution to tap dance is exact and specific. He brought it up on its toes, dancing upright and swinging", giving tap dancing a "hitherto-unknown lightness and presence." His signature routine was the Stair Dance, in which he would tap up and down a set of stairs in a rhythmically complex sequence of steps, a routine that he unsuccessfully attempted to patent. He is also credited with having coined the word copacetic in popular culture via his repeated use of it in vaudeville and radio appearances.

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NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Bill Robinson71 GeminiActor
American
Elaine Plaines-
Fannie S. Clay-

Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Stormy Weather1943Bill WilliamsonMovie
Just Around the Corner1938Corporal JonesMovie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm1938AloysiusMovie
Up the River1938Memphis JonesMovie
Road Demon1938ZephyrMovie
One Mile from Heaven1937Officer Joe DudleyMovie
The Big Broadcast of 19361935SpecialtyMovie
The Little Colonel1935WalkerMovie
The Littlest Rebel1935Uncle BillyMovie
Hooray for Love1935Bill RobinsonMovie
In Old Kentucky1935Wash JacksonMovie
King for a Day1934Bill GreenShort Film
Harlem Is Heaven1932BillMovie
Dixiana1930Plantation Butler, Specialty DancerMovie
The Delicatessen Kid1929Bill RobinsonShort Film
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