BILL ROBINSON Autographed Signed 8x10 Vintage PHOTO 1939 Mr. BOJANGLES JSA LOA

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Fantastic Bill Bojangles Robinson autographed 1939 vintage double weight photo from Florence Vandamm Studios New York the photographer of record for Broadway from 1925 to 1950. This photo is from December 31,1939 from the Broadway Musical play Hot Mikado which he played Mikado at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. This photo has been hand signed in black steel-tip fountain pen and inscribed To Joe - Sincerely Bill Robinson. This signature has been authenticated by JSA James Spence authentication Certification Number: XX48245 and will come with the Letter of Authenticity you see in the scan. Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles, was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. He is best known for his films dancing with Shirley Temple The Little Colonel (1935), The Littlest Rebel (1935), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), Just Around the Corner (1938), and for starring in the musical Stormy Weather (1943), loosely based on his own life and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Authentic examples of his signature are rare. This photo will come in a clear hard top load for display. Buy with confidence we have been selling in-person autographs and memorabilia since 1992.
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