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Jeni LeGon living in a great big way
- Title
- 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.
- Publication
- New York : Cinema Guild, c1999.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Reserve Film and Video Adult Non to submit a request in person. | Moving image | No restrictions | VTH 5082 J | Reserve Film and Video Adult Non-Fiction |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
- Alternative Title
- Living in a great big way
- Subjects
- African American entertainers > Biography
- African American women entertainers > Biography
- Dance teachers > United States > Biography
- African American entertainers > Interviews
- African American dancers > Biography
- Tap dancers > United States > Biography
- Tap dancing
- Racism and the arts
- Le Gon, Jeni, 1916-
- Biographical films
- Credits (note)
- Original concept, Grant Greschuk, David Ozier ; editing, Lenka Svab ; cinematography, Kent Nason ; research, Judith Maxie.
- System Details (note)
- VHS.
- Title
- 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
- New York : Cinema Guild, c1999.
- System Details
- VHS.
- Credits
- Original concept, Grant Greschuk, David Ozier ; editing, Lenka Svab ; cinematography, Kent Nason ; research, Judith Maxie.
- Summary
- Profile of African-American tap dancer, singer, and actor Jeni LeGon whose career included numerous Hollywood films, stage shows, television, and tours in the U.S. and abroad. As a dancer, she 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. While discussing her achievements, LeGon also recalls the racism she encountered both in professional and private life. In her later career, she became a teacher, first in Los Angeles, where she opened her own school, and then in Vancouver. Includes interviews with LeGon ... [et al.]
- Added Author
- Le Gon, Jeni, 1916-Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949.Greschuk, Grant.
- Added Title
- Living in a great big way
- Branch Call Number
- VC B Le Gon J