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Leonard Harper Producer - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Leonard Harper Producer
- Leonard Harper (April 9, 1899, Birmingham, Alabama – February 4, 1943, Harlem, New York) was a producer, stager, and choreographer in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s.Harper's works spanned the worlds of vaudeville, cabaret, burlesque and Broadway musical comedy.
- As a dancer, choreographer and studio owner, he coached many of the country's leading performers, including Ruby Keeler, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire, and the Marx Brothers.
- He produced floor shows and theatrical revues both uptown in Harlem and downtown on Broadway's Great White Way.
- He co-directed and staged the ensemble segments of The Exile and the short film Darktown Revue with Oscar Micheaux.
- Harper staged for Broadway Hot Chocolates at the Hudson Theatre and was the premiere producer who opened up the Cotton audeClub.
- He also produced Lindy Hop revues and an act called Harper's Lindy Hoppers at the Savoy Ballroom, as detailed in his biography Rhythm For Sale.
