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In Richmond Virgina
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from heart failure and natural causes , he was 8 years old. His grandmother takes him and his brother into her hands. And raises them . She also was a slave
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In 1886 at the age of 9, Bojangles joined Mayme Remington's touring troupe.
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Bojangles got his first professional job in 1892, performing as a member of the Pickaninny Chorus for Mayme Remington with The South Before the start of the War.
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dance contest at the Bijou Theater in Brooklyn, New York, winning a gold medal and defeating Harry Swinton, star of the show In Old Kentucky and considered the best dancer of his day.
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In 1908, Robinson met Marty Forkins, who then became his manager. Forkins then urged Robinson to develop his solo act in nightclubs.
Robinson took a break from performances to go and serve as a rifleman in World War I. Along with fighting in the trenches, Robinson was a drum major who led the regimental band up Fifth Avenue upon the regiment's return from Europe. -
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In 1922, he married Fannie Clay who then became his business manager, secretary. Also then became his partner in efforts to fight the barriers of racial prejudice.
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A founding member of the Negro Actors Guild of America, Robinson was also then named "Mayor of Harlem" in 1933.
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Stars in first all black film called: Harlem is Heaven in 1933
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Hooray For Love (1935)
In Old Kentucky (1935)
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Shirley Temple came his way and in 1935, costarred with and coached her in “The Little Rebel” which was a huge success. Robinson would continue to go and make over 17 Movies in his career.
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Over 100,000 people are proclaimed to have came out to his funeral progression. It is stated that he was very poor/ almost in poverty when he passed. Due to excessive gambiling
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US Congress named his birth date as National Tap Dancing Day.
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He was inducted into the National Museum of Dance, New York in 1987.
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Bill Robinson was inducted into the tap dance hall of fame.
