Bill Robinson
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Description
View of dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, being frightened by a prop head on the set of the motion picture, "The nitwits." Stamped on back: "This is a photograph from Radio Pictures, reg. U.S. Pat. Off., John Miehle, credit line will be appreciated." Label on back: "'Boo-oo-ooo-o! I wish I'd stayed home,' moans Bill Robinson, tap dancer extraordinary, currently appearing in RKO-Radio's happy-go-lucky musical comedy, 'Hooray for love.' Ond day Bill went visiting on the set of Wheeler and Woolsey's 'The nitwits,' and just look what he found!"
Details
- Creator:
- Miehle, John
- Resource ID:
- hk001554
- Subject:
- Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
- African American dancers
- Tap dancers
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1935
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- E. Azalia Hackley Collection
- Location:
- Biography--Robinson, Bill
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.