Name Bill Bailey Siblings Pearl Bailey Movies Cabin in the Sky | Spouse Pernell Bailey Role Dancer | |
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Died December 12, 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Parents Ella Mae Bailey, Reverend Joseph Bailey Similar People Pearl Bailey, Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley |
Bill bailey taking a chance on love cabin in the sky 1943
Bill Bailey (December 8, 1912 – December 12, 1978) 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 (1943), 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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- Bill bailey taking a chance on love cabin in the sky 1943
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Bill bailey from 1955 is the moonwalk this old
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