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Also Known As Luther Robinson • Bojangles
Born May 25, 1878 • Richmond • Virginia
Died November 25, 1949 (aged 71) • New York City • New York • (Anniversary in 4 days)

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Fay Templeton, 1895.
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George Balanchine.
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Judy Garland, 1945.
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