Obituary: Richard RobinsonStuartSmith, Tom
Astaire’s dancing was inspired by Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. (A hero he honored in a routine in “Swing Time”) and John “Bubbles” Sublett. From the vaudeville dancer Aurelio Coccia, they learned the tango, waltz, and other ballroom dances popularized by Vernon and Irene Castle Some ...
Obituary: Richard RobinsonRichard Robinson's life may have seemed that of a remote andineffectual don, but his work was...By WalterNicolas