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Hillman family papers
- Title
- Hillman family papers, 1905-1995.
- Author
- Hillman family.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | box 2 | Archival Mix | Use in library | Sc MG 588 box 2 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Archival Mix | Use in library | Sc MG 588 box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- .4 linear ft.
- Summary
- The Hillman Family papers provide documentation on the performance careers of four members of this family. Included is a notebook containing George A. Hillman's monologues and news clippings discussing the vaudeville performances of George and his wife, Ethel Riddick Hillman; and scrapbooks of news clippings and programs illustrating the tap dancing careers of their sons, George I. and Christopher Hillman, known as the Hillman Brothers, (1930's-1940's). Another scrapbook provides information about George I. Hillman's performance in "Curley McDimple" (1968).
- Subject
- Hillman, George, 1906-1995
- Hillman, Christopher, 1909-1994
- Hillman, George Abraham
- Hillman, Ethel Reddick
- Hillman Brothers (Dance team)
- African American families
- African Americans in popular culture
- African American entertainers
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Black entertainers
- African Americans > Dancing
- African American dancers
- Tap dancers
- Vaudeville > United States
- Genre/Form
- Scrapbooks.
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Source (note)
- George Hillman, Jr.
- Biography (note)
- The Hillman family consisted of two generations of performers; George Abraham Hillman and his wife Ethel Riddick Hillman, a song and dance team, that performed around the turn of the century and later, and their sons, George Ira and Christopher, the Hillman Brothers.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 588
- OCLC
- NYPG05-A10174
- Author
- Hillman family.
- Title
- Hillman family papers, 1905-1995.
- Biography
- The Hillman family consisted of two generations of performers; George Abraham Hillman and his wife Ethel Riddick Hillman, a song and dance team, that performed around the turn of the century and later, and their sons, George Ira and Christopher, the Hillman Brothers.Known as the "Creators of Suave Syncopation" and the "Aristocrats of Modern Dance," the Hillman Brothers had numerous engagements in vaudeville, theaters, and nightclubs in the United States and abroad. They toured with the USO, Bob Hope, Sophie Tucker, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, and Ben Vareen, performing for over thirty years.In 1968, George made his Off-Broadway debut in the starring role of Bill Bojangles in "Curley McDimple," which ran for two years. He later appeared in the Off-Broadway play "On Toby Time" (1977) as well as in "Suddenly the Music Starts" (1979), "Stompin' at the Savoy" (1980) and "1000 Years of Jazz" (1981), where he starred as one of the "Original Hoofers." He was also a principal dancer in "Black and Blue" (1991). George died in 1995, following Christopher, who had died one year earlier.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 588