Putney Dandridge was born on 13 January 1902 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Harlem Is Heaven (1932) and Scandal (1933). He died on 15 February 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
Vocalist, pianist and band leader, who began in vaudeville. After 1918, he appeared in a revue called the 'Drake & Walker Show'. Later accompanied tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson. Led his own group, 1932-34. Subsequently in New York as sideman for Adrian Rollini.
