Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bill_'Bojangles'_Robinson

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:dancer gptkb:person gptkb:singer actor
gptkbp:activeYears	1892–1949
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_star
gptkbp:birthDate	1878-05-25
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Luther_Robinson
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:collaboratedWith	gptkb:Shirley_Temple gptkb:Cab_Calloway gptkb:Lena_Horne Fats Waller
gptkbp:deathDate	1949-11-25
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:film musical theatre vaudeville
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 performing with Shirley Temple
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Bojangles
gptkbp:notableFor	broke racial barriers in entertainment famous for stair dance first African-American to headline at the Palace Theatre, New York
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Stormy_Weather gptkb:Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm gptkb:The_Littlest_Rebel gptkb:The_Little_Colonel
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:dancer gptkb:singer actor
gptkbp:race	gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Evergreen_Cemetery,_Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Fannie_S._Clay Elaine Plaines
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:National_Tap_Dance_Day song 'Mr. Bojangles' (inspired by him) biography 'Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill Robinson'
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Samuel_George_Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6