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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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gptkb:1922
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gptkbp:active_years_start
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1890
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:George_Walker
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Tony_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1874-11-12
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Aubrey_Lyles
gptkb:Will_Marion_Cook
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gptkbp:death_date
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1922-03-04
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African_American
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Humor and satire
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
" I have no use for the past. I am only interested in the future."
" I don't want to be a part of the problem, I want to be a part of the solution."
" I am not a comedian. I am a man who makes people laugh."
" I am a man of the theatre, and I will always be a man of the theatre."
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bert Williams
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Eddie_Murphy
gptkb:Chris_Rock
gptkb:David_Chappell
gptkb:William_Cosby
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Vaudeville
Musical theatre
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gptkbp:known_for
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Musical comedy
Blackface performance
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneer for African American performers
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Ziegfeld_Follies
In Dahomey
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Comedian
gptkb:Vaishnavism
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gptkbp:performed_at
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gptkb:The_Palace_Theatre
gptkb:The_Orpheum_Circuit
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Guadaloupe
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:spouse
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Lillian Williams
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Vaudeville
gptkb:Sophie_Tucker
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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