Age, Biography and Wiki

Pete Nugent was born on 16 July, 1909, is an American tap dancer. Discover Pete Nugent'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 63 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation N/A
Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 16 July, 1909
Birthday 16 July
Birthplace N/A
Date of death 25 April, 1973
Died Place N/A
Nationality

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 16 July. He is a member of famous dancer with the age 63 years old group.

Pete Nugent Height, Weight & Measurements

At 63 years old, Pete Nugent height not available right now. We will update Pete Nugent's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Pete Nugent Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Pete Nugent worth at the age of 63 years old? Pete Nugent’s income source is mostly from being a successful dancer. He is from . We have estimated Pete Nugent's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income dancer

Pete Nugent Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1909

Gary "Pete" Nugent (July 16, 1909 – April 25, 1973) was an American tap dancer known as "Public Tapper, Number 1".

He was also part of the class act, Pete, Peaches, and Duke.

Nugent performed all over the world including across Europe in World War II and in Mexico, but had a focus on New York and Harlem in particular.

He danced with many of the greats including Honi Coles, Bunny Briggs, Charles 'Cookie' Cook, and Peg Leg Bates.

Nugent was born in Washington, D.C., July 16, 1909 to Pauline Minerva Bruce, the offspring of a Scottish Loyalist and Richard H. Nugent, Jr., an elevator man.

After their father's death, Nugent's mother who could pass as white in New York at the time, boarded her two sons, Pete and Richard Bruce Nugent, who could not pass as white, in Harlem, New York.

He started dancing at the age of fourteen while hanging around hoofer’s clubs and then ran away from home and started tapping on the "Black circuit" at age sixteen.

While he drew from a great variety of dancers, his biggest influence was Eddie Rector.

Nugent was known for his ability to pick up steps from others, particularly George Walker.

He worked as messenger at a store in Harlem, until Paul Ford offered Nugent his start as part of his production for $30/week, twice what he had been making before.

1931

The tap dance trio, Pete, Peaches, and Duke, often known as the “Sepia Sons,”[24] was formed by Pete Nugent at age 19 in Chicago with Irving "Peaches" Beaman, with the addition of Duke Miller in 1931.

Known not only for their “precision-line military drill”, but also for their various sharply dressed looks, each member of the group was said to have 26 suits, 26 pairs of shoes, and 300 ties.

These were accompanied by a great number of accessories including socks, collars, and buttons that numbered well into the hundreds.

They performed with a number of solos interspersed with moments of unison all of which culminated in a “one man exit” where they lined up behind each other and walked of stage in sync.

A “class act,” the trio stayed away from, “temptation to let go with some flash steps,” and instead leaned into precision and continuity.

1935

In 1935 they performed as part of Connie's Hot Chocolates of 1935 and were called to the International Dance Congress at Broadway and appointed to the faculty of staff.

They were only the third people of color to receive this honor.

Around the same time, it was noted that the group left shows rapidly after they ended, leaving the public in confusion as to why Pete, Peaches, and Duke were not participating in the nightlife scene.

As it turns out, they had been going back to their newly acquired library from Broadway columnist Mark Hellinger and reading.

1937

After Duke's untimely death in 1937, Pete and Peaches performed a few times together, but never reformed as a tap trio and the two remaining dancers set out on their own.

1939

He worked at the Harlem Casino until its closing in 1939.

1940

In 1940, Nugent was hired by Chappie Willet’s Artists Enterprises.

1942

On July 15, 1942, Nugent was inducted into the army.

As part of the first integrated unit in the army due to the casting that Irving Berlin wanted for his show.

Throughout his time in the army, Nugent toured Europe as part of the show, This Is The Army in an octet that he trained.

1944

In 1944 he was stationed in the fifth army in Italy and was a corporal.

He was honorably discharged from the army sometime between 1944 and 1946.

Despite the lack of video recordings of him, throughout his time as a solo artist, Gary ‘Pete’ Nugent was well regarded as “Public Tapper, Number 1.”   His solo career really took off after his army discharge and he worked on his own.

In addition to a number of performances, Pete Nugent also went on a number of other ventures in his time.

1947

These included opening the Dance Craft studio on Fifty-Second Street in New York City with Charles 'Honi' Coles, serving as the road manager of The Temptations, being part of the original group of Copasetics founded in memory of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, worked with the Sidewalks of New York, and worked at Henry LeTang's downtown dance studio starting in November 1947.

1950

Then, in September 1950, Nugent signed with Norma Miller and her company.

He was considered not only to be one of the best in her company, but also one of the best in the business.

1951

Nugent also taught boxer, Ray Robinson, three dances that he would take on tour in October 1951.

1957

This was followed by the staging and presentation of 33 debutantes at Hotel St. George in conjunction with Honi Coles in 1957.

After an attempted retirement in the fifties, Nugent continued to perform on and off although with less frequency.

However, his being hired by The Temptations put a pause in that.

After his official retirement from dance, Nugent worked as a bellman at the Holland Hotel.

Nugent was said to have “walked with a bounce and there was a Nonchalant hunch to his shoulders.”   Nugent said of himself and his dancing, “I'm a tap dancer first, last, and always, but if you have to make a choice, I prefer all body motion and no tap to all tap and no body motion.

Any hoofer can execute all the steps, but the way a man handles his body and travels is what gives it class."

Throughout his career, Pete Nugent had a focus on the soft shoe side of tap and had a particular aversion to the loud noises and trick steps that the younger generations seemed to be using.