학술논문
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTISTS.
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Reference Entry
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African America: Portrait of a People; 1994, p368-424, 57p
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An encyclopedia entry about African-American performing artists is presented. Dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey, founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, studied dancing after graduating from high school, where he was a star athlete. Comedian Eddie Anderson, born in Oakland, California, in 1906, became one of the best-known African-American entertainers. Singer and actress Pearly Bailey made her New York stage debut in 1946 in the musical "St. Louis Woman," where she won a Donaldson Award as the year's most promising new performer.