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Frankie Manning
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Born
May 26
,
1914
·
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Died
April 27
,
2009
·
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
(pneumonia)
Birth name
Frank Benjamin Manning
Nickname
Musclehead
Mini Bio
Frankie Manning was born on May 26, 1914 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
,
Great Performances (1971)
and
The Spirit Moves: A History of Black Social Dance on Film (1982)
. He was married to Gloria Holloway. He died on April 27, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Family
Spouse
Gloria Holloway
(divorced, 2 children)
Trivia
Performed the first "airstep" (aerial maneuver) in a dance competition, forever changing swing dancing.
Teaching Lindy-Hop dancing all over the world since the 1980s.
Was a charter member of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, a dance performance team that performed in movies, like
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
.
Used to dance at the Savoy Ballroom, in New York, and was friends with great jazz musicians and singers, such as
Ella Fitzgerald
,
Chick Webb
,
Duke Ellington
and
Count Basie
.
Served in WW2, at one point was stationed in Papua, New Guinea.
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