Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ralph Cooper (16 January 1908 - August 4, 1992), was the originator and master of ceremonies of Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. He was born on 16 January 1908 in New York City. He worked as a dancer in small downtown clubs near New York University, which he attended for one semester. In 1935 he started the Apollo's Amateur Night which ran every Wednesday night. The Apollo closed in the 1970s, but the contest was restarted in 1985 after the renovations were completed. He was again the master of ceremonies. His son, Ralph Cooper 2nd, took over the show after his father was hospitalized with cancer. He died on August 4, 1992.

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