Nicholas Brothers

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The Nicholas Brothers were a famous black tap dancing pair. Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold Nicholas (1921–2000) performed on stage, films, and television. In the 1930s and 40s, when numerous black entertainers scenes were cut to accommodate the prevailing racism of the day, studios would demand that no changes be made to any material of the Nicholas Brothers.[citation needed]

For their contribution to the motion picture industry, the Nicholas Brothers have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7083 Hollywood Blvd.

[edit] Filmography

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
  • Night at the Golden Eagle (2002) (Fayard Nicholas)
  • I Used to Be in Pictures (2000)
  • Funny Bones (1995) (Harold Nicholas)
  • The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance (1992)
  • The Five Heartbeats (1990) (Harold Nicholas)
  • That's Black Entertainment (1990) (archive footage)
  • Tap (1989) (Harold Nicholas)
  • That's Dancing! (1985) (archive footage)
  • Disco 9000 (1976) (Harold Nicholas)
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (archive footage)
  • That's Entertainment! (1974) (archive footage)
  • Uptown Saturday Night (1974) (Harold Nicholas)
  • The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) (Fayard Nicholas)
  • L'Empire de la nuit (1963) (Harold Nicholas)
  • Bonjour Kathrin (1956)
  • Musik im Blut (1955)
  • El Mensaje de la muerte (1953)
  • El Misterio del carro express (1953)
  • Botta e Riposta (1951)
  • Pathe News Reel (1948)
  • The Pirate (1948)
  • "Dixieland Jamboree" (1946) (short subject)
  • Carolina Blues (1944) (Harold Nicholas)
  • The Reckless Age (1944) (Harold Nicholas)
  • Take It or Leave It (1944)
  • Stormy Weather (1943)
  • Orchestra Wives (1942)
  • Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
  • The Great American Broadcast (1941)
  • Tin Pan Alley (1940)
  • Down Argentine Way (1940)
  • My Son Is Guilty (1939)
  • Calling All Stars (1937)
  • My American Wife (1936)
  • "The Black Network" (1936) (short subject)
  • Coronado (1936)
  • The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
  • "The All-Colored Vaudeville Show" (1935) (short subject)
  • Kid Millions (1934)
  • "Syncopancy" (1933) (short subject) (Harold Nicholas)
  • The Emperor Jones" (1933) (Harold Nicholas)
  • "Pie, Pie Blackbird" (1932) (short subject)

[edit] Further reading

  • Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Jazz Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers by Constance Valis Hill, ISBN 0-19-513166-5

[edit] External links


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