Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Jeni LeGon (born Jennie Ligon; August 14, 1916 – December 7, 2012), also credited as Jeni Le Gon, was an American dancer, dance instructor, and actress. She was one of the first African-American women to establish a solo career in tap dance .
- Dancer, actor
Jeni LeGon (* 14. August 1916 in Chicago, Illinois als Jennie Ligon; † 7. Dezember 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia ), auch bekannt als Jeni Le Gon, war eine amerikanische Tänzerin, Tanzlehrerin und Schauspielerin. Sie war eine der ersten afroamerikanischen Frauen, die eine Solokarriere im Stepptanz machte. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Frühe Jahre.
28. Juli 2004 · Learn about the life and career of Jeni LeGon, a pioneer of black dance and jazz who performed with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Fats Waller, and Lena Horne. Find out how she became a dance instructor, a composer, and a cultural activist in Canada and the U.S.
23. Jan. 2013 · Le Gon (born in Georgia Aug. 24,1916; died December 7, 2012) was the first African-American women to sign with a major studio, but there was more to it that that. From the loving obit by Stephen Bourne in the Independent:
Jeni Le Gon. Actress: Arabian Nights. Born in 1916 in Chicago, Jeni Le Gon trained at Mary Bruce's School of Dancing and performed as a chorus girl, later in vaudeville, from age 16. In Hollywood she appeared in her debut film, Hooray for Love (1935), as dancing partner of the great Bill Robinson.
- January 1, 1
- Georgia, USA
- January 1, 1
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17. Dez. 2012 · Jeni LeGon, a singer and tap dancer who hoofed her way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood, where she shared the screen with Bill Bojangles Robinson and Cab Calloway, and to...
Jeni LeGon , auch bekannt als Jeni Le Gon, war eine amerikanische Tänzerin, Tanzlehrerin und Schauspielerin. Sie war eine der ersten afroamerikanischen Frauen, die eine Solokarriere im Stepptanz machte.