. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Billy Whitlock"@en . . . . . . . . "3762055"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Billy Whitlock"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1101904783"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "6574"^^ . . . . . "Whitlock in 1846"@en . "1813"^^ . . . . . . . "William M. Whitlock (1813 \u2013 1878) was an American blackface performer. He began his career in entertainment doing blackface banjo routines in circuses and dime shows, and by 1843 he was well known in New York City. He is best known for his role in forming the original minstrel show troupe, the Virginia Minstrels."@en . "Circus performer"@en . . . . . . . . . "Billy Whitlock"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "William M. Whitlock (1813 \u2013 1878) was an American blackface performer. He began his career in entertainment doing blackface banjo routines in circuses and dime shows, and by 1843 he was well known in New York City. He is best known for his role in forming the original minstrel show troupe, the Virginia Minstrels."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .