Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dancer
gptkb:person
gptkb:singer
actor
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_star
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Luther_Robinson
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Shirley_Temple
gptkb:Cab_Calloway
gptkb:Lena_Horne
gptkb:Willie_Bryant
Fats Waller
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1878-05-25
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1949-11-25
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:hasStatue gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sammy_Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Gregory_Hines
gptkb:Savion_Glover
gptkbp:knownFor tap dancing
stair dance
gptkbp:legacy National Tap Dance Day (May 25, his birthday)
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Freemasons
gptkb:Elks
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bojangles
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Stormy_Weather
gptkb:Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm
gptkb:The_Big_Broadcast_of_1936
gptkb:In_Old_Kentucky
gptkb:Hooray_for_Love
gptkb:The_Little_Colonel
One Mile from Heaven
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:dancer
gptkb:singer
actor
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Evergreen_Cemetery,_Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fannie_S._Clay
Elaine Plaines
gptkbp:subjectOf biography "Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill Robinson"
song "Mr. Bojangles" (inspired by him)
gptkbp:yearsActive 1892–1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Striver's_Row_Historic_District
gptkb:Black_Yankees
gptkb:Rap_a_Tap_Tap:_Here's_Bojangles—Think_of_That!
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7