Fayard Nicholas
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Fayard Nicholas dances with Harold Nicholas and Bob Hope, 1965
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| Born | Fayard Antonio Nicholas October 20, 1914 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Choreographer, dancer, actor, singer |
| Years active | 1935–91 |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Hopkins (2000–2006) Barbara January (1967–1998) Geraldine Pate (1942-1955) |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Website | nicholasbrothers.com |
Fayard Antonio Nicholas (October 20, 1914 – January 24, 2006) was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He and his younger brother Harold Nicholas made up the Nicholas Brothers tap-dance duo, who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Stormy Weather (1943), The Pirate (1948), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and Hard Four (2007). The Nicholas brothers also starred in the 20th Century-Fox musicals Down Argentine Way (1940), Sun Valley Serenade (1941), and Orchestra Wives (1942). Fayard Nicholas was a member of the Bahá'í Faith.[1]
Fayard Nicholas was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2001, along with his brother.
References
External links
- Nicholas Brothers official website
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- Fayard Nicholas at Find a Grave
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- Fayard Nicholas at the Internet Movie Database
- Fayard Nicholas's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- 1998 Interview With Fayard Nicholas
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