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Jeni LeGon living in a great big way

Title
  1. Jeni LeGon [videorecording] : living in a great big way / produced by the National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Grant Greschuk ; produced by Selwyn Jacob.
Published by
  1. Canada : National Film Board of Canada, 1999 ; New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild.

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Additional authors
  1. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916-
  2. Nicholas, Fayard
  3. Nicholas, Fayard.
  4. Frank, Rusty E.
  5. Duncan, Bill.
  6. Howard, Kirby.
  7. Perry, Chancz.
  8. Johnson, Ercelle.
  9. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
  10. Greschuk, Grant.
  11. Ozier, David.
  12. Jacob, Selwyn J.
  13. McCrea, Gordon.
  14. Svab, Lenka.
  15. Nason, Kent.
  16. Maxie, Judith.
  17. National Film Board of Canada.
  18. Cinema Guild.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (48 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Profile of African-American tap dancer, singer, and actor Jeni LeGon, whose illustrious career included numerous Hollywood films, stage shows, television, and tours in the U.S. and abroad. As a dancer, she rivaled the feats of male performers such as the Nicholas Brothers, and performed with tap dancing legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. In Hollywood, she became one of the first African-American entertainers under contract to MGM. The program contains clips from many of her films and musicals, among them Hooray for love, Fools for scandal, Ali Baba goes to town, Sundown, Somebody loves me, Double deal, and Hi de ho. While discussing her achievements, LeGon also recalls the racism she encountered both in professional and private life. In her later career, she became an inspirational and beloved teacher first in Los Angeles, where she opened her own school, then in Vancouver, where she now resides.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of D'Lana Lockett, additional copy.
Alternative title
  1. Living in a great big way
Subject
  1. African American women entertainers
  2. Documentaries and factual films and programs
  3. Tap dancing
  4. Dance
  5. African American entertainers > United States > Biography
  6. Tap dancers > United States > Biography
  7. Racism and the arts
  8. African American dancers > United States > Biography
  9. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- > Interviews
  10. Dance teachers
  11. Biographies
  12. African American entertainers > Interviews
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  3. Dance.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-1920
Credits (note)
  1. Original concept, Grant Greschuk, David Ozier; editing, Lenka Svab; cinematography, Kent Nason; research, Judith Maxie; executive producer, Gordon McCrea.
Funding (note)
  1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.
Title
  1. Jeni LeGon [videorecording] : living in a great big way / produced by the National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Grant Greschuk ; produced by Selwyn Jacob.
Imprint
  1. Canada : National Film Board of Canada, 1999 ; New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild.
Country of producing entity
  1. Canada.
Credits
  1. Original concept, Grant Greschuk, David Ozier; editing, Lenka Svab; cinematography, Kent Nason; research, Judith Maxie; executive producer, Gordon McCrea.
Performer
  1. Interviewees: Jeni LeGon, with Fayard Nicholas, Kirby Howard, Rusty Frank, Bill Duncan, Chancz Perry, Ercelle Johnson.
Funding
  1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System details
  1. DVD.
Local note
  1. Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-7366.
Added author
  1. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- Singer
  2. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- Interviewee
  3. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- dancer.
  4. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- Actor
  5. Nicholas, Fayard, dancer.
  6. Nicholas, Fayard. Interviewee
  7. Frank, Rusty E. Interviewee
  8. Duncan, Bill. Interviewee
  9. Howard, Kirby. Interviewee
  10. Perry, Chancz. Interviewee
  11. Johnson, Ercelle. Interviewee
  12. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949, dancer.
  13. Greschuk, Grant. Conceptor. Director
  14. Ozier, David. Conceptor
  15. Jacob, Selwyn J. Producer
  16. McCrea, Gordon. Producer
  17. Svab, Lenka. Editor
  18. Nason, Kent. Cinematographer
  19. Maxie, Judith. Researcher
  20. National Film Board of Canada.
  21. Cinema Guild.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-1920
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