Buddy Bradley | |
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Born | Clarence Bradley Epps July 24, 1905 |
Died | July 17, 1972 (aged 66) New York City, US |
Occupation(s) | Dancer and choreographer, dance school owner and teacher |
Buddy Bradley (July 24, 1905 – July 17, 1972) [1] was an African-American dancer and choreographer of the 1930s and later. [2]
Born as Clarence Bradley Epps in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, [1] he began his career in the United States, although he was often not credited for his early work because he was black. He also worked with Billy Pierce, his fellow African-American choreographer.
He first went to England in 1933 and later settled there. [3] [4] He worked on many Broadway and West End shows. [5] He was the first black dancer to choreograph an all-white show in London. He often worked with Andrée Howard, including 1935's "Let's Go Gay". [6]
Bradley also ran his own dance school. [2]
He returned to the US in the late 1960s. He died in New York City on July 17, 1972. [2]
CORRECTION Stephen Bourne, Black in the British Frame - The Black Experience in British Film and Television London: Continuum 2001 ISBN 0826455395