Harold Nicholas

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Harold Nicholas, (March 27, 1921 – July 3, 2000) was an American dancer specializing in Tap, the younger half of the world famous tap dancing pair The Nicholas Brothers, known as one of the world's greatest dancers. He was married to actress Dorothy Dandridge from 1942 to 1951, the couple had one child, Harolyn Nicholas, who was born severely mentally handicapped.<p>Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Harold Nicholas was the younger member of the flashy tap-dancing duo The Nicholas Brothers. His brother, Fayard Nicholas, was born in 1914 in Mobile, Alabama. Harold and Fayard Nicholas began their careers as children. Born of showbiz parents who played in a pit orchestra in Philadelphia, the boys spent their early years seeing all the famous Black entertainers of the 1920s. But, they were as impressed with the acrobats at the circus as they were by the great dancers of the era. They watched, they imitated, and soon they were an act in their own right.<p>Harold and his brother were an...