| Childhood | Career | 1930s | His life events | Life events (part 2) |
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Who raised him when his parents died?
Grandmother
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What was he mainly known for in his dances?
He danced on stairs
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What are some inventions?
Desk phone, scotch tape, electric microscope
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How many times did he get married?
3 times
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What did he do other than dance?
He acted in movies
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What was his birth name?
Luther Robinson
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What did he wear when he danced?
He wore tuxedos and top hats
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Who were the two presidents?
Hoover and F.D.R (Roosevelt)
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What did he co-found?
The Black New York Yankees baseball team
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How many movies did he act in?
11 movies
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Who did he switch his birth name with?
His brother
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What did he do for his 61st birthday?
He danced down 61 blocks of broadway
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What were two major events?
The Great Depression and Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean and wasn't found
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At what age did he quit school?
He quit school at the age of seven
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How many siblings did he have?
One
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What did he do for money as a child?
He danced for pennies on the street
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What type of dance did he do?
Tap
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How did women dress?
They had their hair short or pulled back, they wore fancy clothes, they also wore hats.
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Why did he quite school?
He quit to become a professional dancer
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How did he die?
he died of a heart disease
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At what age did he start going on tour?
9
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Why did he die poor?
He donated most of his money to charities
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What did F.D.R launch?
He launched the New Deal
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What phrase did he invent?
"Everything copasetic" which means tip top.
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What age did he first appear on stage?
When he was eight
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