James Baskett
Jimmie Baskett
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After studying pharmacology, Baskett abandoned the field to chase a stage career, first relocating to New York where he teamed with Bill “Mr. Bojangles” Robinson and, under the name Jimmie Baskette, performed alongside Louis Armstrong in the 1929 Broadway revue Hot Chocolates and appeared in the all-Black film Harlem Is Heaven (1932). A later move to Los Angeles brought supporting turns such as th…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
