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Jeni LeGon living in a great big way

Title: Jeni LeGon [videorecording] : living in a great big way / produced by the National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Grant Greschuk ; produced by Selwyn Jacob.
Publication: Canada : National Film Board of Canada, 1999 ; New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild.

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Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (48 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Profile of African-American tap dancer, singer, and actor Jeni LeGon, whose illustrious career included numerous Hollywood films, stage shows, television, and tours in the U.S. and abroad. As a dancer, she rivaled the feats of male performers such as the Nicholas Brothers, and performed with tap dancing legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. In Hollywood, she became one of the first African-American entertainers under contract to MGM. The program contains clips from many of her films and musicals, among them Hooray for love, Fools for scandal, Ali Baba goes to town, Sundown, Somebody loves me, Double deal, and Hi de ho. While discussing her achievements, LeGon also recalls the racism she encountered both in professional and private life. In her later career, she became an inspirational and beloved teacher first in Los Angeles, where she opened her own school, then in Vancouver, where she now resides.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of D'Lana Lockett, additional copy.

Alternative Title

Living in a great big way

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biographies.
Documentaries and factual films and programs.
Dance.

Credits (note)

Original concept, Grant Greschuk, David Ozier; editing, Lenka Svab; cinematography, Kent Nason; research, Judith Maxie; executive producer, Gordon McCrea.

Funding (note)

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

DVD.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1920

OCLC

NYPY04-F35

Title

Jeni LeGon [videorecording] : living in a great big way / produced by the National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Grant Greschuk ; produced by Selwyn Jacob.

Imprint

Canada : National Film Board of Canada, 1999 ; New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild.

Country of Producing Entity

Canada.

Credits

Original concept, Grant Greschuk, David Ozier; editing, Lenka Svab; cinematography, Kent Nason; research, Judith Maxie; executive producer, Gordon McCrea.

Performer

Interviewees: Jeni LeGon, with Fayard Nicholas, Kirby Howard, Rusty Frank, Bill Duncan, Chancz Perry, Ercelle Johnson.

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

DVD.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-7366.

Added Author

Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- Singer

Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- Interviewee

Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- dancer.

Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- Actor

Nicholas, Fayard, dancer.

Nicholas, Fayard. Interviewee

Frank, Rusty E. Interviewee

Duncan, Bill. Interviewee

Howard, Kirby. Interviewee

Perry, Chancz. Interviewee

Johnson, Ercelle. Interviewee

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949, dancer.

Greschuk, Grant. Conceptor. Director

Ozier, David. Conceptor

Jacob, Selwyn J. Producer

McCrea, Gordon. Producer

Svab, Lenka. Editor

Nason, Kent. Cinematographer

Maxie, Judith. Researcher

National Film Board of Canada.

Cinema Guild.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1920

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