90th birthdays; for his birthday dances, Manning followed his custom of dancing with one woman for every year of his life. He continued this custom through his 94th birthday. Death A resident of Corona, Queens, Manning died in Manhattan on April 27, 2009, aged 94. He is interred in the Hillcrest Plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York. Legacy Frankie Manning Foundation Manning died one month before his 95th birthday. His planned birthday celebration was recast as Frankie 95, a celebration of Manning's life, and drew more than 2,000 people from 33 countries. Proceeds from the five-day Frankie 95 celebration were used to create the Frankie Manning Foundation. Its mission is to spread Lindy Hop throughout the world. Accolades Frankie 100 took place in New York City from May 22 to 26, 2014. The event was described as the largest swing dance event of modern era and brought together over 2,000 dancers from 47 countries to honor Frankie Manning and to name his birthday, May 26, as World Lindy Hop Day. Manning was inducted into the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame in 2009. He was inducted into the U.S. Swing Dance Council (now World Swing Dance Council) Hall of Fame in 1992. On July 4, 2012, a road in the village of Herräng, Sweden, was named after Manning, as a gift from the municipality of Norrtälje for the 30-year jubilee of Herräng Dance Camp. On May 26, 2016, Google celebrated his 102nd birthday with a Google Doodle. Filmography Radio City Revels (1938) Keep Punching (1939) Hellzapoppin' (1941) Hot Chocolates (1941) Jittering Jitterbugs (1943) Killer Diller (1948) Malcolm X (1992) – choreography Stompin' at the Savoy (1992) – choreography Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns (2000) Frankie Manning: Never Stop Swinging (2009) See also Savoy-style Lindy Hop African-American dance History of Lindy Hop List of dancers References External links Frankie Manning and the Lindy Hop, SavoyStyle.com FrankieManningFoundation.org: an organization to carry on the work and the spirit of Frankie Manning in spreading the joy of Lindy hop, danced to big band swing music, throughout the world. FrankieManning.com: a site devoted to Frankie Manning's life. , KUOW, October 26, 2006. 30-minute audio interview by Amanda Wilde. The King of Swing, FLYP Media 1914 births 2009 deaths African-American male dancers African-American dancers American male dancers African-American choreographers American choreographers American swing dancers Dance teachers Lindy Hop National Heritage Fellowship