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His father Maxwell Robinson was a machinist and his mother Maria was a choir singer; both parents died in 1885 and young Bill was reared by his grandmother, Bedilia Robinson, who had been a slave. In Richmond, he got the nickname "Bojangles" from "jangler," meaning contentious, and invented the phrase "Everything's Copasetic," meaning tip-top.
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Leben. Bill Robinson wurde in Richmond, Virginia geboren. Er verlor seine Eltern als Kleinkind und wurde von seiner Großmutter aufgezogen. Im Alter von neun Jahren lief er von zu Hause weg und begann seine Karriere als Straßenkünstler.Durch sein herausragendes Talent als Tänzer schaffte er den Sprung in die Clubs und Varietés von New York City.
Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles (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 20th century.His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and ...
Bill Robinson was his generation’s highest-paid Black entertainer. He earned millions—but it wasn’t until he died that his heartbreaking truth came out. 1. He Was A Contradiction. Bill Robinson was the number one tap dancer and eventually the highest-paid Black entertainer of his generation. But his nickname was quite puzzling.
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. As a child Robinson worked in racing stables, nursing a desire to become a jockey. He danced for fun and for the entertainment of others, first appearing on stage at ...
24 de feb. de 2023 · He was a 57-year-old Black man, she was six years old and white. Together, they danced into history as the first interracial tap-dancing couple in 1935’s The Little Colonel. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson called Shirley Temple his “darlin’.” He was “Uncle Billy” to her. They would act and dance in three other films - The Littlest Rebel, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and Just Around ...
