Arthur Duncan, Barrier-Breaking Tap Dancer, Is Dead at 97
Briefly

Arthur Duncan, whose exuberant tap dancing carried him from the streets of Pasadena to Betty White's variety shows in the 1950s as one of the first Black regulars performing on television, and then to The Lawrence Welk Show, where he helped bring the art form to millions of viewers for almost two decades, died on Jan. 4 in Moreno Valley, Calif.
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