Bill Bailey
Actor, Deceased Person
1912 – 1978
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Who was Bill Bailey?
Bill Bailey was an African-American tap dancer. He was the brother of Pearl Bailey. Bill was the first person to be recorded doing the Moonwalk, although he referred to it as the "Backslide", in the film Cabin In the Sky, starring Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Lena Horne. He was trained briefly by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. He was married to Pernell Bailey, and had nine children and many grandchildren.
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1912
Newport News - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 12, 1978
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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