Billy Higgins (vaudeville), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Billy Higgins (vaudeville)

American vaudeville entertainer, comedian, singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1888

Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1937

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Billy Higgins (vaudeville)

  • William Weldon Higgins (June 9, 1888 – April 19, 1937) was an American vaudeville entertainer, comedian, singer and songwriter — critically acclaimed, and is historically chronicled, as one of the most popular stage comedians of the 1920s.
  • Langston Hughes named him as one of the "Golden Dozen" black comedians.
  • On various recordings of the 1920s, Higgins used the pseudonym Jazz Caspar (aka Casper).

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