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Film, Video WWII Reunion: Wartime Memories

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Title

  • WWII Reunion: Wartime Memories

Summary

  • As part of the National World War II Reunion held on Memorial Day weekend on the National Mall in Washington, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project sponsored several programs presenting compelling accounts of WWII history.

Event Date

  • May 28, 2004

Notes

  • -  Fayard Nicholas grew up in Philadelphia, the son of musicians, and grew up watching the greatest Vaudeville acts as his family toured the country. He was completely fascinated by them and, together with his younger brother, Harold, imitated their acrobatics and clowning for the children in his neighborhood. The Nicholas Brothers fame grew steadily in Philadelphia, and they were discovered there by the manager of the New York Vaudeville Showcase, The Lafayette, and went from there onto the famous Cotton Club in New York in 1932. During this period, they made their first motion picture and their career skyrocketed. They debuted on Broadway in 1936, and in the 1940s the nightclub and concert circuit took over their career and there were long tours of South America, Africa, and Europe. Nicholas served in the military during World War II in Mississippi and in Arizona, where he was assigned to a special services unit and performed for GIs. The Nicholas Brothers appeared with Bob Hope and his USO troupe in 1951 and were part of Hope's Christmas tour to Vietnam, Thailand and Guam in 1965. Nicholas continues to performs and make personal appearances.

Running Time

  • 40 minutes

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  • video
  • image
  • online text

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WWII Reunion: Wartime Memories. 2004. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8205/.

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(2004) WWII Reunion: Wartime Memories. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8205/.

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WWII Reunion: Wartime Memories. 2004. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8205/>.