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Jeni LeGon : living in a great big way
- Summary
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Jeni LeGon overcame barriers to become the first Black woman to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio. She subsequently appeared in over a dozen films, yet despite her talent, the...
Jeni LeGon overcame barriers to become the first Black woman to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio. She subsequently appeared in over a dozen films, yet despite her talent, there were many hard lessons to be learned in a segregated Hollywood. This film showcases the path that Jeni forged for herself and the gift of inspiration that she gave a generation of dance students. The film includes interviews with the tap dancer Fayard Nicholas and archival footage of the Nicholas Brothers, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Fats Waller, Paul Robeson and Cab Calloway.
Details
- Creator
- National Film Board of Canada ; produced by Selwyn Jacob
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, 1999
- Physical Details
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- 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in
- OCLC
- ocm45427806
- Credits
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- Director, Grant Greschuk ; editor, Lenka Svab ; cinematographer, Kent Nason
- Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. (Closed-Caption Decoder Required)
- VHS.
Subjects
- Le Gon, Jeni, 1916-2012.
- Le Gon, Jeni, 1916-2012 -- Interviews.
- Tap dancers -- United States -- Biography.
- African American entertainers -- Biography.
- African Americans in the performing arts.
- Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
- African American dancers -- Biography.
- African American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography.
- Discrimination -- California -- Los Angeles.