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Late actress,dancer,Jeni Le Gon talks with Gloria Creighton about her life and movie career.She was one of the first black actresses in American film.
Jeni Le Gon. *Jeni Le Gon was born on this date in 1916. She was a Black dancer and actress. Born and raised near the south side of Chicago, her musical talents were developed on the street in neighborhood bands and musical groups. At thirteen, buoyed by her brother, who got a job touring as a singer and exhibition ballroom dancer, she landed ...
21 de sept. de 2015 · Provided to YouTube by Sony ClassicalLiving In A Great Big Way (From Hooray For Love (RKO, 1935)) · Bill Robinson · Fats Waller · Jeni Le Gon · Jimmy McHughH...
Performer: Jeni Le Gon [Lily Ann] MusicalComedyOriginal. Black Rhythm (Dec 19, 1936 - Dec 24, 1936) Performer: Jeni Le Gon [Jenny] MusicalComedyOriginal. CREDITS Broadway; Early to Bed (Jun 17, 1943 - May 13, 1944) Performer: Jeni Le Gon [Lily Ann] MusicalComedyOriginal ...
Jeni Le Gon 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.
Jeni LeGon was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1916. Her long, successful career as an African American dancer and actress began in musical theatre and vaudeville. In the 1930s she traveled across the southern United States performing first with the Whitman Sisters company and then with her half-sister, Willa Mae Lane, as the LeGon and Lane song ...
Creator: Le Gon, Jeni, 1916-2012 Title: The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Jeni LeGon, Dates: July 28, 2004 Bulk Dates: 2004 Physical Description: 8 Betacame SP videocasettes (3:36:15). Abstract: Film actress and tap dancer Jeni LeGon (1916 - 2012 ) started her career in Count Basie Orchestra's chorus line.
