Gary Lambert "Pete" Nugent was an all-time great idol of tap dance.
Was member of famed tap trio "Pete,Peaches & Duke"('31-37). He was
born Jul.16,'09 and died Apr.'73. He had quit dancing around '52, and
in the 60's was managing a Motown group. I need his date & place of
death. I can pay $10.00. |
Request for Question Clarification by
luciaphile-ga
on
25 Nov 2002 09:09 PST
I've found his place of death, but the exact date of death is proving
elusive, but I'm still working on it.
Regards,
luciaphile-ga
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Clarification of Question by
bluestreak-ga
on
25 Nov 2002 12:49 PST
Thank you, Luciaphile. Keep up the good work. I'd love to finally put him to bed.
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Clarification of Question by
bluestreak-ga
on
25 Nov 2002 17:48 PST
Thank you luciaphile. I have him listed with NYC as his place of
death. Keep up your great work. Bluestreak
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Request for Question Clarification by
luciaphile-ga
on
05 Dec 2002 11:51 PST
Hi bluestreak-ga,
After much searching in every newspaper index and most of the
databases as well as several search engines I've got access to, I've
narrowed down the date of death for Pete Nugent considerably.
The source I've found puts it happening between April 25 and April
30th of 1973.
To be honest, I don't think it's going to be possible to narrow it
much further.
I can post what I've got and let another researcher try and take it
from there if you'd like.
Regards,
luciaphile-ga
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Clarification of Question by
bluestreak-ga
on
05 Dec 2002 19:05 PST
Hi luciaphile!
Are you pretty sure you can't nail it? If that's so, then
what else can we do? You might as well post it, so your work doesn't
go to waste. I will try to make it up to you on your next hit, with an
extra good tip.
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Request for Question Clarification by
luciaphile-ga
on
05 Dec 2002 19:23 PST
bluestreak,
Before I post an answer I'll explain a bit more about why I don't
think I can determine the date any closer than I have and if you're
still okay with my posting it, I'll do so--you've been a great
customer and I want to do right by you.
I have access to an academic library at a research university that has
a pretty extensive array of sources. You're familiar enough with my
work now to probably have an idea of how I tackle these kinds of
questions. I've checked out the standard reference sources and while
I've found biographical materials in various sources, other than the
April 1973 figure, there is no date listed in these. After this, I
went to the stacks and have perused every book I could find remotely
close to the subject of jazz, tap dance and African-American
entertainers. Several references are made to Nugent and the trio, but
no death date. He rated a chapter in Marshall Stearns' excellent book
"Jazz Dance," but the book was written before Nugent's death. I
checked the 1979 edition hoping to find an updated bit piece about
Nugent to no avail.
I've also searched every print and online newspaper index for the
major papers as well as alternative and ethnic papers. I have found
two references in an African American newspaper to Nugent's failing
health. The last mention of Nugent is dated 25 April 1973. The SSDI
and American National Biography has him dying in April of 1973, so I'm
assuming he must have died between the 25th and the 30th.
Because Nugent died in relative obscurity, it makes sense that the
major papers wouldn't have run an obit. It's possible that an
alternative or ethnic paper did run an obit, but those types of
periodicals are not typically well indexed or even available.
Let me know how you want me to proceed.
As always, regards,
luciaphile-ga
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Clarification of Question by
bluestreak-ga
on
05 Dec 2002 20:56 PST
It looks as if I'm not going to get a hit on Pete. Please don't put
any more time into Pete. Could I persuade you to tackle Emil Hauser,
violinist? I will definitely make this up to you on your next
sucessful match with a correspondingly large tip. Your time does
indeed have value to me, since you are consuming your valuable time
trying to help me clean up my website. As a researcher, who is still
hunting for these guys as you guys are, I know we don't get all hits.
Bluestreak
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Clarification of Question by
bluestreak-ga
on
16 Dec 2002 21:07 PST
Hi sparky4ca,
I posted a question just for you, but I guess it's easy to
miss it. Anyway, could I impose on you to take another shot at my
former baseball owners who have initials for their middle names. I
still have Joseph J. Lannin, Charles W. Somers, Donald L. Barnes, John
W. Allyn, Jr. and James E. Gaffney. I just know they're out there
somewhere. bluestreak
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Boy, sparky4ca, you don't know how much those beaurocrats have denied
people like me, my information. Ruppert,Breadon,Gaffney,Payson were
all born in NYC. Lannin and Dreyfuss died in NYC. Four other of my
research subjects died in NYC. They could have made my life a lot
easier. 3 of my above subjects were born in the 1800's & Payson was
born in '03. Lannin died in '28 and Dreyfuss died in '32. Just what
the beaurocrats are protecting is a mystery. How precious can the
privacy of long dead people be? The problem is getting worse too. Due
to fears of identity theft, California has pressured Ancestry.com and
Roots.com to remove the California birth index from online. Don't they
realize that Ancestry.com has millions of identities online to assume.
The Cal. birth index was a valid research tool. Unknown to them, it
can still be found & accessed in obscure, dark corners on the fringe
of the web.
The vital records divisions of
Michigan,Ohio,Cal,NY,FL,and Mass. are easy to obtain death
certificates for if one has a date of birth. NY does not include NYC.
The states of IL,PA and MO and NYC will not give death certificates
unless you're related or can prove a vested interest. It's a tough
business when one needs dozens of birth & death dates & yrs. If you
know of anyone who can apply for these records for me, I'd be
interested. Please let me know if that's a possibitity. |
