Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson in The Little Colonel (1935)
Caption: Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson in The Little Colonel (1935)
Soundtrack, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Born: May 25, 1878
Star sign: Gemini
Known for: Stormy Weather (1943), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), The Littlest Rebel (1935), King for a Day (1934)
Source: IMDB
Bill Robinson quit school at age seven and began work as a professional dancer the following year. Bojangles (the name referred to his happy-go-lucky ebullience) starred in vaudeville, musical stage and movies. He invented the stair tap routine and was considered one of the world's greatest tap dancers. His film debut was in Dixiana (1930). He ...