Richard Gere

Richard Gere

male, 60 years old
actor, Buddhist, pretty woman, people magazine sexiest man alive, American, an officer and a gentleman…The Flock, The Hunting Party, Dr. T & the Women, The Hoax, thecottonclub
Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He first became famous during the 1980s, after appearing in several successful...
Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

male, deceased (2003)
New York actor, throat cancer, Musical theatre actor, American, television actor, Tony Award winner…thecottonclub, The Girl in Pink Tights, The Gregory Hines Show, The Red Sneakers Cast, The Red Sneakers Director
Gregory Hines was a Tony Award-winning American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Born Gregory Oliver Hines in New York City, Hines and his...
Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

male, deceased (1986)
buried at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Vaudeville performer, piano, Harlem, musician, Hyman Arluck…the wizard of oz, thecottonclub, over the rainbow, Cotton Club, The Farmer Takes a Wife composer
Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music. One of the greatest composers of 20th century popular music, with over 400 songs, a number...
Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

female, 55 years old
television actor, American, actress, Musical theatre actor, lift, sparkle…thecottonclub, The Cotton Club actress
Lonette McKee (born July 22, 1954) is an American film and television actress, music composer/producer/songwriter, screenwriter and director. Mckee...
James Remar

James Remar

male, 55 years old
sex and the city, richard wright, HBO, deadlock, Mortal Kombat Annihilation, film actor…Tales from the Crypt actor, Boys on the Side, The Phantom, thecottonclub, the girl next door
William James Remar (born December 31 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in 98 different media projects, either movies, video games or TV...
Jimmie Lunceford

Jimmie Lunceford

male, deceased (1947) (Fulton, Mississippi, United States)
Swing bandleader, Swing saxophonist, saxophonist, musician, Fisk University, African American…thecottonclub, Blues in the Night actor
James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford (June 6, 1902-July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the swing era. Lunceford was...
Bob Wilber

Bob Wilber

male, 81 years old
smithsonian, American jazz clarinetist, American jazz saxophonist, Dixieland jazz musician, Seven Seas Mariner, autobiography…thecottonclub
Bob Wilber (born 15 March, 1928), is an internationally recognized American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and band leader. Wilber has been a...
Lucky Millinder

Lucky Millinder

male, deceased (1966)
Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder, American jazz bandleader, "the greatest big band to play rhythm and blues", big band, swing music, jazz musician…thecottonclub
Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an...
Jimmy Slyde

Jimmy Slyde

male, 82 years old
American tap dancer, Oklahoma City University, American, Steve Condos, King of Slides, Tony Award…thecottonclub, The Cotton Club actor
Jimmy Slyde (b. James T. Godbolt), who is known as the "King of Slides," is a world-renowned tap dancer, especially famous for his innovative tap...
Henry Letang

Henry Letang

male, deceased (2007)
Tony Award winner, dominica, dancer, Choreographer, Broadway, gregory…thecottonclub, The Cotton Club actor
Henry LeTang (June 19 1915 - April 26 2007) was an American theatre, film, and television choreographer and a dance instructor. Born in the Harlem...