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'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' | |||
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Bert Williams, first black to star in the Ziegfeld Follies. | '''Bert Williams, vaudevillian (1874-1922), first black to star in the Ziegfeld Follies.''' | ||
'' | ''Photo: SF Performing Arts Library and Museum '' | ||
One of the first [[African-American | One of the first [[Category:African-American |African American]] performers to attain Broadway celebrity and the first to star in the popular Ziegfeld Follies, singer/comedian Bert Williams was much loved by audiences and greatly respected by his colleagues. As a young man, Williams honed his skills in minstrel shows and variety clubs in San Francisco, where he met his partner, George Walker. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 12 January 2009
Unfinished History
Bert Williams, vaudevillian (1874-1922), first black to star in the Ziegfeld Follies.
Photo: SF Performing Arts Library and Museum
One of the first performers to attain Broadway celebrity and the first to star in the popular Ziegfeld Follies, singer/comedian Bert Williams was much loved by audiences and greatly respected by his colleagues. As a young man, Williams honed his skills in minstrel shows and variety clubs in San Francisco, where he met his partner, George Walker.