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Birth Name: Gregory Oliver Hines<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: February 14, 1946<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Death: August 9, 2003<\/p>\n

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – African-American
\n*mother<\/em> – African-Trinidadian, African-Kittian, smaller amounts of Welsh, Portuguese, English, and Irish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gregory Hines was an American dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer.<\/p>\n

Gregory was the son of Alma Iola (Lawless) and Maurice Robert Hines. His brother, Maurice Hines, was a jazz singer, actor, director, and choreographer.<\/p>\n

Gregory’s father was African-American. Gregory’s maternal grandparents were from Trinidad and St. Kitts, respectively, and had African-Caribbean, and smaller amounts of Welsh, Portuguese, English, and Irish, ancestry. Gregory is also stated on the internet as having had Jewish ancestry somewhere on his mother’s side. It is not clear if this Jewish ancestry has been verified\/documented.<\/p>\n

Gregory had a daughter with his former wife Patricia Panella, and a son with his former wife Pamela Koslow.<\/p>\n

Gregory’s paternal grandmother was named Ora Hines.<\/p>\n

Gregory’s maternal grandfather was Lionel Sidney Lawless (the son of Connell Lawless, likely Connell Hugh Buchanan Lawless, and of Annie Howard). Lionel was born on Trinidad, to a father of Welsh, English, and Irish descent, and an African-Caribbean mother.<\/p>\n

Gregory’s maternal grandmother was Bernice\/Beatrice A. Walker (the daughter of Frederick Walker and Mary DaSilva). Bernice was born on Saint Kitts, to an African-Caribbean father and a Portuguese mother.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Gregory’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a>
\nGregory’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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