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Peg Leg Bates (Clayton Bates) was born on 11 October, 1907 in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, USA, is an actor. Discover Peg Leg Bates's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?

Popular As Clayton Bates
Occupation actor
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 11 October, 1907
Birthday 11 October
Birthplace Fountain Inn, South Carolina, USA
Date of death 8 December, 1998
Died Place Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Peg Leg Bates's Wife?

His wife is Alice (1944 - 1987) ( her death) ( 1 child)

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Peg Leg Bates Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Peg Leg Bates worth at the age of 91 years old? Peg Leg Bates’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Peg Leg Bates's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1900

Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates was born and raised in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, in the early 1900s. His parents were sharecroppers. When he was a young child, he would dance for nickels in front of local street audiences.

1919

In 1919, Clayton took a job in a farm factory to help his family survive, yet it only lasted a few days when fate struck. He lost his left leg to a cotton gin accident at age 12. Clayton subsequently taught himself to tap dance with a makeshift wooden peg leg from which he took his nickname.

1920

From the 1920s to the 1940s, Peg Leg entertained audiences with his unique brand of tap dancing, traveling all around the US on the Vaudeville circuit. By this time, he had established himself as a world-famous tap dancer, even performing for Queen Elizabeth II.

1948

He was landing roles in movies and on TV, especially The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), which was hosted by Ed Sullivan. He was one of the most popular and regular guests of that legendary show, making over 20 fabulous appearances.

1951

In 1951, it was time to settle down and have the world come to him, so Peg Leg and his wife Alice purchased property in the world-renowned Catskill Mountains of New York, where the so-called Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts was located. They established the Peg Leg Bates Country Club, and this made him the first Black resort owner in the US, during a time when racial segregation was still in force. Countless famous musicians, dancers, and performers came to the resort to entertain throughout the 40 years of its operation, which included Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr. , Sidney Poitier, Mel Tormé Nat 'King' Cole, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong. In its heyday, it was the summer hot spot, and the performance hall was always a packed house.

1987

In 1987, Peg Leg suffered the loss of his beloved Alice. Shortly thereafter, he gave up the business and was in the care of Melody, his only daughter and her husband.

1992

There are two definitive documentaries of his life, Hudson West Productions' The Dancing Man (1992) (featuring host Gregory Hines) and Silver Spring Studios' "The Legacy of Peg Leg Bates.

1997

Peg Leg met filmmaker Tasciotti in 1997, and, along with Gregory Hines, they had been planning out his biography during what was to be the last days of his life, as well as Hines, who died in 2003.

1998

Peg Leg traveled to perform at a fund-raiser in 1998 in his hometown of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, and then collapsed on his way to church the next day, December 8, at age 91. A section of US Route 209 in New York is named in honor of Peg Leg Bates--from Spring Glen to Kingston, the first state capitol. Tasciotti went on to renovate Peg Leg's original house on the former resort property and establish the site on the National Historic Registry. Peg Leg is remembered by those who knew him as a great humanitarian and a kind, compassionate man.

2000

In honor of his life and legacy, a section of U.S. Route 209 has been named "Clayton Peg Leg Bates Memorial Highway". This route travels several New York towns, from Kingston, through Hurley, Stone Ridge, Accord, and Kerhonkson, then through Ellenville to Port Jervis and the state line with Pennsylvania. This was established in 2000.

2005

Inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2005.