Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

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African-American artist entertainer film actor human stage actor tap dancer vaudeville performer

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a pioneering African-American tap dancer and entertainer of the early 20th century, famed for his elegant style, staircase routines, and influential contributions to stage and film.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bill Robinson	5
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson canonical	2
Mr. Bojangles	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American artist ⓘ entertainer ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ tap dancer ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ
activeInPeriod	Harlem Renaissance era ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
birthName	Luther Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
culturalImpact	iconic figure in tap dance history ⓘ symbol of African-American artistic achievement in the early 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
familyName	Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ film acting ⓘ tap dance ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ
genre	tap dance ⓘ
givenName	Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	clarity of footwork ⓘ rhythmic precision ⓘ upright posture in tap dancing ⓘ
influenced	later generations of tap dancers ⓘ tap dancing technique ⓘ
mediumOfPerformance	film ⓘ stage ⓘ vaudeville stage ⓘ
movement	African-American entertainment history ⓘ
name	Bill "Bojangles" Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	Bojangles NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	breaking racial barriers in entertainment ⓘ elegant tap dancing style ⓘ performances with Shirley Temple ⓘ pioneering African-American tap dancing ⓘ staircase tap dance routines ⓘ
notableWork	stair dance routine ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ entertainer ⓘ singer ⓘ tap dancer ⓘ
performingArtsDiscipline	tap dance ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
socialSignificance	helped popularize tap dance in mainstream American culture ⓘ opened doors for African-American performers in film and theatre ⓘ

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Bojangles → mainSubject → Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ⓘ

Bojangles → titleCharacter → Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ⓘ

Sammy Davis Jr. → notableWork → Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mr. Bojangles

The Little Colonel → starred → Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ⓘ