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    Arthur Duncan, who kept virtuoso tap dancing alive on 'Lawrence Welk Show,' dies

    by Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Jan 20, 2023 4 minutes
    Actor-dancer Arthur Duncan attends a screening during the Los Angeles Film Festival at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on June 20, 2004.

    LOS ANGELES — Arthur Duncan, who kept tap dancing visible and relevant across the country on television when most had relegated it to the past and who also broke ground as a Black entertainer, has died at 97.

    Duncan was best known for his 18-year run on "The Lawrence Welk Show" as the only Black cast member, and is widely regarded as a trailblazer for a mainstream television variety show. His varied career included appearances on other television shows, in film and in top theater venues around the world.

    Duncan died Jan. 4 at a care center near his home in Moreno Valley. It took several days for word of his death — from complications related to a stroke and

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