Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson
Bill "Bojangles" Robinsonwas an American tap dancer and actor, the best known and most highly paid African American entertainer in the first half of the twentieth century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology, starting in the age of minstrel shows, moving to vaudeville, Broadway, the recording industry, Hollywood 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...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 May 1878
CityRichmond, VA
A good hitting instructor is able to mold his teaching to the individual. If a guy stands on his head, you perfect that.
What success I achieved in the theatre is due to the fact that I have always worked just as hard when there were ten people in the house as when there were thousands. Just as hard in Springfield, Illinois as on Broadway.