The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Fayard Nicholas

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Fayard Nicholas

5/14/2004

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.048

Dancer Fayard Nicholas (1914 - 2006 ) is the elder member of famed tap-dancing duo, The Nicholas Brothers, and has appeared in dozens of films. Nicholas has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Nicholas was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 5/14/2004, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 34m 57s

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