#Bojangles Robinson

[citizenscreen]

Bill Robinson, ‘Mr. Bojangles’ (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949)

#bill robinson #Mr bojangles #old hollywood #vaudeville

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Jesse Owens, center, still basking in the glow of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, takes part in a (mock?) rehearsal at the Cotton Club, September 2, 1936. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson is next to him.

Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images/All That's Interesting

#vintage New York #1930s #Jesse Owens #Cotton Club #Bill Robinson #Bojangles #rehearsal #dancing #chorus line #2 Sept. #September 2 #Sept. 2 #2 September

[readyforevolution]

Bojàngles was informed he wasn't allowed to hold Shirley Temple's hand while filming the stair scene in the film, "The Little Colonel."

She insisted anyway and grabbed his hand during the act.

This scene became the first time where integrated dance partners were filmed dancing together on film.

She also credited him for making her a better dancer throughout her career.

In other words...

It’s hard to live in color when you just see black and white.

In a world full of hate,

Be A Light. 💡

#blacktumblr #black history #black liberation #african history #bill bojangles robinson

[justbusterkeaton]

Buster Keaton talking about Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in My Wonderful World of Slapstick 1960

#Buster Keaton #bill robinson #bojangles #vaudeville #1910s #comedy

[ecmort]

Rotoscoping...

I filmed my daughter (who is a tap dancer) then drew over the footage for the basic shapes to rotoscope this animation of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson...

#tappy feet #bojangles #bill robinson #rotoscope

[character-actor-tournament]

Round 2, Match 24

Bill Robinson vs Andy Devine

#bill robinson #andy devine #bojangles #old hollywood #character actors #tournament poll

[ajl1963]

A Belated Farewell to 2023 - The Poster House

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#A.M. Cassandre #Adelaide Hall #Bill “Bojangles” Robinson #Charles Loupot #Dubonnet #Edward McKnight Kauffer #Ernesto Scotti #Gert Sellheim #Ghislaine #Giuseppe Riccobaldi del Bava #J.C. Leerdam #Jacint Bofarull #Jean Carlu #Josephine Baker #Jr..Bugatti #Leerdam Glaswerk #Marcello Nizzoli #Max Wagowski #Morgafarin #Moulin Rouge #N. Webber #Noël Fontanet #Olle Svanlund #Otto Morach #Paul Colin #Pierre Félix-Masseau #Poster House #René Vincent #Severo Pozzati #Tim Moore

[ultraozzie3000]

Bojangles

Above: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson demonstrating his famous stair dance, which involved a different rhythm and pitch for each step. At left, Robinson in Broadway's Blackbirds of 1928; at right, publicity photo circa 1920s. (Vandamm collection, New York Public Library/bet.com) Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (1878–1949) is considered one of the greatest tap dancers of all time, introducing a style of…

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#1930s cigarette ads #Bill "Bojangles" Robinson #Caravan 1934 #Carl Rose #Charles Alston #Daniel &039;Alain&039; Brustlein #Garrett Price #George Price #James Thurber #Mary Petty #Otto Soglow #Peter Arno #St. Clair McElway #The Barretts of Wimple Street

[ploridafanthers]

i love how racist movies-from-the-1930s-that-are-sensitive-about-race are

#but if i saw bojangles robinson tear it up on the sidewalk i'd run and see too #so in spirit i too am a gawking black child in a 1930s movie

[citizenscreen]

The great Bill Robinson was born on May 25, 1878 #botd

#bill robinson #bojangles

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, in a dinner suit and top hat, pointing to the road sign above his head, West 61st Street and Broadway, on his 61st birthday, May 23, 1940.

Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images

#vintage New York #1940s #Bill Robinson #Bojangles #May 23 #23 May #61st & Bwy #Upper West Side

[hollywoodcomet]

Musical Monday: Hooray for Love (1935)

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Hooray for Love – Musical #734 Studio: RKO Radio Pictures Director: Walter Lang Starring: Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Thurston…

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#1930s musicals #Ann Sothern #Bill Bojangles Robinson #Gene Raymond #Jeni Le Gon #Musical Monday

[newsjamz]

Mayor of Harlem: Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson Tap Dance

Mayor of Harlem: Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson Tap Dance

Disclosure: dance dispatch I received free digital admission to write a candid and honest review of the work of Tap Family Reunion. Mayor of Harlem. The Joyce Theater Foundation of Chelsea (NYC) has provided a home for innovative dance since 1982. Tap Family Reunion online.Tap Legends Dormecia, Derrick K. Grant and Jason Samuels Smith Honor Genre Founder’s Birthday on National Tap Dance Day Bill…

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#Bill #Bojangles #dance #Harlem #Mayor #Robinson #Tap

[libearyn]

Friends/Dance Partners

Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.                   ~ James…

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#Bill Robinson #Bojangles #children #dance partners #friendship #James 1:18-21 #listening #respect for children #Shirley Temple #Shirley Temple Black #The Little Colonel

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Rosalind Russell (His Girl Friday, Auntie Mame, The Women)—Hugely influential in her role as Hildy in His Girl Friday, Russell is perhaps the greatest influence on the character of Lois Lane. Catty, hilarious and charming, Russell is the blueprint for every sharp tongued transatlantic diva. In The Women she wears a series of incredible fits including a wonderful Schiaparelli dress covered in eyes. Later in her career she was the incredible Queer Icon Mame, a model of bohemian life that still resonates today

Nina Mae McKinney (Hallelujah, Pie Pie Blackbird, The Devil’s Daughter)—One of the first black movie stars, Nina worked with Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson, King Vidor, and Paul Robeson. She was the first Black Actress to be signed to one of the major studios, MGM, but her career was stalled by a lack of roles.

This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Rosalind Russell:

She's funny! She's glamorous! She stood up for herself! She took her own initiative to make sure her role in His Girl Friday was funny enough to stand up to Cary Grant!

Funny, fast talking, witty, triple threat, so charming that her husband of 35 years watched her in a movie and decided he needed to meet her and he was going to marry her, and got Cary Grant to arrange a meeting. Grant was best man at their wedding. Was a big supporter and funder of arthritis research and was honoured by Congress for her work in that field.

She’s just so fucking funny. She gave another woman a permanent scar from biting her leg in a scene and this is a story she herself told in interviews. This maybe true maybe not piece of IMDB trivia is never far from my mind: At the wrap party, Rosalind Russell was dancing with George Cukor, when Ernst Lubitsch passed her and said, "If you want more close-ups in the picture, never mind dancing with your director, you'd better dance with Norma Shearer!" Without missing a beat, Russell took Shearer's hand with a wink and danced her across the floor.

Nina Mae McKinney:

Hollywood's first Black vamp, and have you seen her dance? 👀

She has such delicate features and such a delightfully impish smile

#nina mae mckinney #rosalind russell #hotvintagepoll #ladies 2 #fuck that old woman

[soberscientistlife]

Breaking Color Barriers

In 1969, when Black Americans were prevented from swimming alongside whites, Mr. Rogers decided to invite officer Clemmons to join him and cool his feet in a pool, breaking a well known color barrier.

Bill Robinson aka Bojangles wasn't allowed to hold Shirley Temple's hand while filming the stair scene in the movie, "The Little Colonel." She insisted anyway and grabbed his hand during the act becoming the first time where an integrated couple was filmed dancing together.

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Elanor Roosevelt invited Marian Anderson to sing at National Mall in front of thousands and on the radio to millions of listeners after being denied a stage with the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) because she was black.

In 1951, the Stork Club, an upscale restaurant, wouldn't seat Josephine Baker. Grace Kelly was nearby, and witnessed what had happened and walked out with her party, arm in arm with Baker. She never ate there again, and they became lifelong friends.

Source: African Archives