NAME: George Hillman
DATE OF BIRTH: September 27, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York, United States
FATHER: George Abraham Hillman
MOTHER: Ethel Riddeck Hillman
BROTHERS: Ira and Christopher Hillman
DATE OF DEATH: November 30 1995 (age 89)
PLACE OF DEATH: Irvington, New Jersey, United States
His parents - George and Ethel Hillman - were a song and dance team that performed in the early 1900's. The younger tap dancing George Hillman performed with his brothers Ira Hillman and Christopher Hillman as "The Hillman Brothers". The brothers were known as and billed as the "creators of suave syncopation" and the "aristocrats of modern dance".
Tap Damce Ensemble Credits
Member of the "Original Hoofers"
Broadway Musical Credits
- 1967 musical "Curley McDimple"
- 1977 musical "On Toby Time"
- 1979 musical "Suddenly theMusic Stops"
- 1980 musical "Stompin' at the Savoy"
- 1981 "1000 Years of Jazz"
- 1989 musical "Black and Blue"
Film Credits
- 1984 film "The Cotton Club"
- 1979 film "Last Embrace"
Bios and Profiles of George Hillman
Internet Movie Database "George Hillman" Entry
Videos Featuring George Hillman
George Hillman and Savion Glover in 1985
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