My good Sun-Times pal from the 1970s at the Chicago Sun-Times, Cynthia Dagnal, wrote me today: "A friend in London sent me this, obituary from the London indpendent and I was stunned to see that Jeni Le Gon attended the same Southside dancing school in Chicago that I did. It was probably the most reputable one on that side of the "color line," and not very far from my house.
Jeni Le Gon: The First Black Woman Signed By Hollywood Was Livin' And Dancin' In Great Big Way
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Wed, 01/23/2013 - 4:30pm
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