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Fayard Nicholas
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Choreographer, dancer, actor (1914–2006)
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Fayard Nicholas (1914–2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, singer, and stage actor. He was a member of the Nicholas Brothers, performing alongside his brother Harold Nicholas. His field of work was tap dance, a style in which he also served as a choreographer. Nicholas began his professional work period in 1935.
He received the Tony Award for Best Choreography and was recognized in the Kennedy Center Honors collection. Nicholas was of African American ethnicity and practiced the Baháʼí Faith. He was born in Mobile and died in Los Angeles from pneumonia due to natural causes. He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mobile
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Sibling
- Harold Nicholas
- Occupation
- film actor
- Religion
- Baháʼí Faith
- Field of work
- tap dance
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Fayard Nicholas.jpeg
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- member of
- Nicholas Brothers
- place of burial
- Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1914-10-20
- date of death
- 2006-01-24
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Fayard Nicholas
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Harold Nicholas
- dance style
- tap dance
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