Leon Dunkins Claxton (April 5, 1902 – November 14, 1967) was an American vaudeville performer turned producer who led the revue Harlem in Havana, which was staged for several decades and was a feature at the traveling Royal American Shows.
[1][2][3] An African American, his show featured black performers during the segregation era, and he came to be described as "one of the first African-Americans to find great success and infamy in the outdoor entertainment industry".
[4] By the early 1930s, he had begun producing shows with African American entertainers, including the Cotton Club Showboat at the Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago in 1934.
The shows were performed in Claxton's 1,600-seater tent during the summer season, and in winter played in nightclubs and theaters.
[5] Filmmaker Leslie Cunningham is working on an hour-long documentary film called "Jig Show: Leon Claxton's Harlem in Havana".