Bill “Bojangles” Robinson At Ticket Campaign In Harlem 1939
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson is all kisses at a Ticket Campaign for the New York Worlds Fair, on 132nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Central Harlem, NY 1939 Become an Harlem Continue Reading →
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Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, 1878 – 1949
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949, was a pioneer and pre-eminent African-American tap dance performer since his childhood. Become an Harlem World Insider – Sign-Up For Continue Reading →
Shirley Temple And Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson, 1935
Shirley Temple and Harlem’s Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson behind-the-scenes in the film The Littlest Rebel, in1935. Become an Harlem World Insider – Sign-Up For Our Newsletter!
Bill Bojangels And Jesse Owens At The Cotton Club, Harlem 1936
Taken on January 9th, 1936, what a great photograph of legendary dancer, actor, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, 1936 Olympics gold medalist Jesse Owens and the Cotton Club dancers. Become an Harlem World Insider – Continue Reading →
Fred Astaire As “Bojangles Of Harlem,” 1936, (video)
Here’s a vintage 1936 original photograph capturing Fred Astaire wearing blackface attired to evoke the dancer and Harlem man Bill Robinson, in the “Bojangles of Harlem” solo sequence of “Swing Continue Reading →
The Legendary Cotton Club In Harlem 1923 To 1935
The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub from 1923 to 1940. It was located on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue (1923 to 1935), then briefly in midtown Theater Continue Reading →
Owney “The Killer” Madden Owner Of Harlem’s Cotton Club, 1925-1931
Owen Vincent Madden, December 18, 1891 – April 24, 1965, known as Owney Madden and nicknamed “The Killer”, was a leading underworld figure in Manhattan, most notable for his involvement Continue Reading →
