Billy Whitlock

Billy Whitlock

male, deceased (1878)
William M. "Billy" Whitcock was an American blackface performer. He began his career in entertainment doing blackface banjo routines in circuses...
Don MacLean

Don MacLean

male, 65 years old
Don Maclean (born 11 March, 1944 in Birmingham) is an English comedian who hosted the BBC television series "Crackerjack" with Michael Aspel, Peter...

John Diamond

male, deceased (1857)
John Diamond, also known as Jack or Johnny, was an Irish-American dancer and blackface minstrel performer. Diamond entered show business at age 17...

Francis Wilson

male, deceased (1935)
Francis Wilson (7 February 1854 - 7 October 1935) was an American actor, born in Philadelphia. He began his career in a minstrel show, but by 1878...

Singin' Sam

male, deceased (1948)
Singin’ Sam aka Harry Frankel was a minstrel performer, vaudevillian and famous personality during the early days of commercial radio. He was be...
Rutebeuf

Rutebeuf

male, deceased (1285)
Rutebeuf, or Rustebuef (ca. 1245 - 1285), French trouvere, was born in the first half of the 13th century. His name is nowhere mentioned by his...
Francis Leon

Francis Leon

male
Francis Leon was a blackface minstrel performer best known for his work as a female impersonator. He was largely responsible for making the prima...

Sam Hague

male
Sam Hague was a British blackface minstrel dancer and troupe owner. He was the first white owner of a minstrel troupe composed of black members,...
Charles Hicks

Charles Hicks

male, deceased (1902)
Charles Barney Hicks was an African American advance man, manager, performer, and owner of blackface minstrel troupes composed of African American...
Edwin Pearce Christy

Edwin Pearce Christy

male, deceased (1862)
Edwin Pearce Christy (November 28, 1815 - May 21, 1862) was an American composer, singer, actor and stage producer. He is more commonly known as E....