Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas
Born	Fayard Antonio Nicholas October 20, 1914(1914-10-20) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died	January 24, 2006(2006-01-24) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Choreographer, dancer, actor
Years active	1935–1991
Spouse	Katherine Hopkins (2000–2006) Barbara January (1967–1998) Geraldine Pate (19??–1942)
Awards	Hollywood Walk of Fame
Website
nicholasbrothers.com

Fayard Nicholas dances with Harold Nicholas and Bob Hope, 1965

Fayard Antonio Nicholas (October 20, 1914 – January 24, 2006) was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He, along with his brother Harold, made up the Nicholas Brothers tap-dance duo who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Stormy Weather (1943), The Pirate (1948), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and Hard Four (2007). Fayard Nicholas was a member of the Bahá'í Faith.

Fayard was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2001, along with his brother Harold Nicholas.

External links

• Nicholas Brothers official website
• "Fayard Nicholas Biography". filmreference. 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Fayard-Nicholas.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
• Fayard Nicholas at Find a Grave
• Fayard Nicholas at the Internet Broadway Database
• Fayard Nicholas at the Internet Movie Database
• Fayard Nicholas's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
• 1998 Interview With Fayard Nicholas