- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrank Benjamin Manning
- Nickname
- Musclehead
- Frankie Manning was born on May 26, 1914 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Hellzapoppin' (1941), Great Performances (1971) and The Spirit Moves: A History of Black Social Dance on Film (1982). He was married to Gloria Holloway. He died on April 27, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseGloria Holloway (divorced, 2 children)
- Performed the first "airstep" (aerial maneuver) in a dance competition, forever changing swing dancing.
- Teaching Lindy-Hop dancing all over the world since the 1980s.
- Was a charter member of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, a dance performance team that performed in movies, like Hellzapoppin' (1941).
- Used to dance at the Savoy Ballroom, in New York, and was friends with great jazz musicians and singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb, Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
- Served in WW2, at one point was stationed in Papua, New Guinea.
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