The Dunhill Trio was an American popular dance team of the 20th century. They were called by other names such as the Three Dunhills
[ and the Dunhill Dance Team.][
The Dunhill Trio were Bob Roberts, Lou Spencer and Art Stanley.][ Lou Spencer is the father of singer Vicki Spencer.
The trio was active in the late 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. They appeared on American television ]variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a compĂ ...
s including the Ed Sullivan Show
''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the '' CBS Sunday Nig ...
, Dean Martin Show, George Burns Show, Nat King Cole Show, and others.
The Dunhills appear in the 1951 film '' Call Me Mister'' starring Betty Grable
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.
Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she p ...
.[ The trio performed a tap dance sketch which had been originated by African-American dancers at the ]Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater (formerly the Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre; also Apollo Theatre or 125th Street Apollo Theatre) is a multi-use Theater (structure), theater at 253 125th Street (Manhattan), West 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of U ...
and Harlem Opera House
Harlem Opera House was an opera house located at 211 West 125th Street, in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Designed by architect John B. McElfatrick, it was built in 1889 by Oscar Hammerstein; it was his f ...
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American tap dancers
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