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Frances "Mickey" Jones
Savoy
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What we know
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1941
Identified by JiveSwing.Com — Names the dancers in order of appearance: "William Downes (overalls) and Frances \"Mickey\" Jones (maid), Norma Miller and Billy Ricker (chef's hat), Al Minns (white coat, black pants) and Willa Mae Ricker, then Ann Johnson (maid) and Frankie Manning (overalls)." Agrees with the film's own cast credits. The Keep Punching list spells the first name "Francis"; Hellzapoppin' and Bobby White's index both say "Frances". ·
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1939
Identified by JiveSwing.Com — "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers performing their Big Apple routine in the movie Keep Punchin' in 1939. Dancers: Thomas \"Tops\" Lee and Wilda Crawford / William Downes and Francis \"Mickey\" Jones / Joyce Daniels and Al Daniels / Norma Miller and George Greenidge / Frankie Manning and Lucille Middleton." The Keep Punching list spells the first name "Francis"; Hellzapoppin' and Bobby White's index both say "Frances". ·
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