Dr. Jeni LeGon is presently working on her memoirs which span nearly seven decades of American Jazz. The book will give a firsthand account of her encounters with some of the greatest personalities of the 20th Century - from Count Basie, Fats Waller, Paul Robeson and Bill Robinson to conversations with the King, both as the Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hailie Salassie and Winston Churchill. The photographs from Jeni's career are, in themselves, a history of the stage and screen unparalleled anywhere.

Jeni LeGon made her professional debut as a 'chorine' with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Uptown Theater in Chicago. She started dancing solo when a costume for a special chorus job didn't fit her boyish figure and she took to pants, coming out of them later at the request of a producer to show her "fine brown frame".

Her solo appearances took her to Hollywood with a show headed by Shelton Brooks (author of "Some of These Days") and Alberta Prime, where Earl Dancer, former manager of Ethel Waters, discovered her. His guidance led to contracts for "Hooray for Love" with R.K.O.,"The Coconut Grove" and MGM. She was released from the MGM contract to go to London for "Follow the Sun", a version of "At Home Abroad", playing on Broadway starring Bea Lillie, Eleanor Powell and Ethel Waters. Jeni did both Ethel's and Eleanor's roles. She then returned to New York to play the Apollo with Fats WaIler and toured the East with various bands of the day.

Back to Hollywood again, where she made a number of movies, wrote 'The Sping' with Phil Moore, which Lena Horne did in her first movie "Panama Hattie", produced by Arthur Freed. Jeni had been under contract to Arthur Freed who was now Lena's producer and this led to Phil's getting the job as accompanist for Lena and as musical arranger in the studios.

Playing the Paramount in LA with Fats Wailer, Jeni was chosen for a leading role in 'Early to Bed", the Broadway musical written by Fats. She married Phil Moore.

Back to Hollywood where she made more movies: "Easter Parade", "I Walked with a Zombie', "Hi-De-Ho" as well as the "Amos'n Andy" and George Raft TV series.

Touring landed Jeni in Vancouver, Canada. where she decided to stay. She continued teaching, touring and choreographing shows and making movies, before she went to London again in 1985 to take part in the World Theater Festival, featuring the Pelican Players from Toronto.

Jeni was inducted into the "Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame" in 1987 and received the Micheaux Award.

In 1989 and 1991 she danced with the Nicholas Brothers. She was inducted into the "Tap Dance Hall of Fame" in Los Angeles, CA in 1993.

In February 1998, Jeni was honored in Vancouver during Black History Month for her contribution to black culture and her films and documentaries about her were shown for the occasion.

The National Film Board of Canada's documentary film of her life was released at the Montreal World Film Festival in August, 1999. It won 1st prize at the National Black Programming Consortium, "Prized Pieces" International Film/Video Competition in Pittsburg, PA, and was given special mention - "... an inspiring portrait of an incredible, vibrant 20th century woman", by the jury at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Oklahoma City University has conferred on Jeni LeGon the Degree of Doctor of Performing Arts in American Dance with all the rights honors and privileges here, and everywhere to that Degree appertaining, on the twenty-third day of February, 2002.

On Sunday, July 14, 2002 Jeni was inducted into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame as part of the New York City Tap Festival, "Tap City 2002".

March 7th, 2003 Jeni was honored by the Smithsonian Institution where, with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra a special presentation was held at the National Museum of American History - "Jeni LeGon: Tappin' at the Smithsonian".

Dr. LeGon's red tap shoes from "Ali Baba Goes to Town", her costume and steel drum from her "Jazz Caribe" show, and papers and newspaper clippings from her career are now part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History.