Maurice Robert Hines (1922 - 2010)

Born 9 Feb 1922 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Alma Iola (Lawless) Kilfoyl — married 22 Apr 1942 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 27 Jul 2010 at age 88 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA

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Biography

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Maurice Hines was an American musician. He was the father of famous dancers Gregory and Maurice Hines Jr.

Maurice Robert Hines never knew his father. His mother, Ora Hines, danced at the Cotton Club in Harlem in the 1920s. He met his future wife Alma Iola Lawless, through her brother with whom he served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. Alma was the mother of their two sons, Maurice Jr. and Gregory. She died in 2000. He remarried. ^[1]

Maurice "had been a salesman for White Rock soda when he taught himself to play the drums"^[2] In the 50's his sons had performed as The Hines Kids. When they decided to expand their act they asked their father to join the group.^[2] He was a drummer with the act "Hines, Hines & Dad" that performed for 10 years and helped "propel his tap-dancing sons to fame", after which attended maitre d’ school and ran the gourmet room at the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas.^[2]

He is known for his work as an actor in Away We Go (1967), and Bleeding Hearts (1994). When both of his son were featured in The Cotton Club (1984), He served as a consultant, and brought his mother, Ora, to the set.^[3]

Research Notes

IMDb^[1] says that Maurice Hines Sr. was born February 9, 1922 in North Carolina, USA and died July 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. MyHeritage ^[4]also says he was born in North Carolina, died in Las Vegas Nevada. No source is given. (It's in his obituary.)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Maurice Hines Sr. Biography (IMDb, online)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Nelson, Valerie J. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-31-la-me-maurice-hines-20100731-story.html Obituary (Los Angeles Times: online, 31 July 2010)
3. ↑ Maurice Hines Sr. (IMDb, online)
4. ↑ Maurice Hines, Sn. (MyHeritage: online.)

• Marriage: "New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses, 1908-1910, 1938-1940"
  New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Marriage Licenses; Borough: Manhattan; Year: 1942
  Ancestry Record 61788 #397437 (accessed 20 May 2022)
  Maurice Hines (24) marriage to Alma Lawless on 26 Apr 1942 in New York, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 6203; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 31-1892
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #282123309 (accessed 20 May 2022)
  Maurice Hines (29), married head of household in New York, New York, New York, USA. Born in Louisiana.
• Divorce: "Nevada, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015"
  Ancestry Record 1090 #560023 (accessed 20 May 2022)
  Maurice Robert Hines divorce from Alma Hines on 21 Feb 1978 in Clark, Nevada, USA.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGYG-Y36 : accessed 23 March 2016), Maurice R Hines, 27 Jul 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55731667/maurice-robert-hines : accessed 20 May 2022), memorial page for Maurice Robert Hines Sr. (9 Feb 1922–27 Jul 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55731667, ; Maintained by R Wheaton (contributor 46537246) Burial Details Unknown.
• Death: "Nevada, U.S., Death Index, 1980-2012"
  Ancestry Record 8997 #402624 (accessed 20 May 2022)
  Maurice R Hines death 27 Jul 2010 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTP-1LBX : accessed 23 March 2016), Master Sergeant Maurice Robert Hines, Pennsylvania, United States, 3 Aug 2010; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, born-digital text.

see also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Hines

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Nancy Trotter forcreating Hines-901 on 26 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Nancy and others.
• Thanks toDurbin-702 for merging disconnected profiles. 1 February 2018.