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Alice Barker

Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930's and 40's. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, and Zanzibar Club, with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Although she danced in numerous movies, commercials and TV shows, she had never seen any of them, and all of her photographs and memorabilia had been lost over the years. After years of searching we found three "Soundies" Alice appeared in and were finally able to show them to her — she had never seen herself in motion in her life!  If you'd like to send Alice fan mail we would love to see her get the adoration she deserves after so many years! (We'll do our best to read some of your comments to her as well.): Alice Barker c/o Brookly Gardens (formerly the Bishop Henry B. Hucles Episcopal Nursing Home) 835 Herkimer Street  Brooklyn, NY11233 All of Alice's films from this video are collected