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Francis E. Jellinek is born in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Under the name Frances Williams she will find acclaim as a singer and dancer. She will be credited with introducing the dance that propelled James P. Johnson's Charleston to fame in 1924. She will introduce the Black Bottom in George White's Scandals of 1926, nd will introduce the song As Time Goes By in the 1931 revue Everbody's Welcome.
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