Tag: Black History Month
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JOHN BUBBLES
February 19, 1902 John William Sublett (known by his stage name John W. Bubbles) was a tap dancer, vaudevillian, and actor. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky but soon moved to Indianapolis. There he formed a partnership with Ford L. “Buck” Washington and they became known as “Buck and Bubbles.” Buck played piano and sang while Bubbles tapped…
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A Black History Month shout out to SAM McDANIEL, who played played Sam the porter in 1955′s “The Great Train Robbery” (S5;E5). He was the brother of Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel of Gone With The Wind fame. He had appeared with a young Lucille Ball in her second film, Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) and Kid Millions (1934). McDaniel…