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The Harlem Renaissance in North Omaha produced poets, musicians, actors and performers of all kinds.
Lee broomfield biography
One of the most successful was the son of a notorious crime boss who took his inheritance and left town to travel the world and leave his mark. This is a biography of LeRoy C. Broomfield.
The Son of a Crime Boss
Adopted by John H.
“Jack” Broomfield (1865-1927) and his wife Gertie, LeRoy Chester Broomfield (September 28, 1902–August 28, 1971) was raised at 2224 Lake Street. When Jack and Gertie divorced in 1908, LeRoy stayed with his father and likely attended the nearby Lake School.
At some point between 1905 and 1925, young LeRoy saw a performance in Omaha by an touring African American performance revue called the Smart Set Company. Led by impressario Sherman H. Dudley (1872-1940), the performance featured singing, dancing and acrobatics, it was not a minstrel show.
During a production in Omaha, LeRoy worked as chorus boy and was bitten by the show bug.
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