"American entertainer" . "1917-01-24Z"^^ . "1917Z"^^ . . . "Sims, Howard"@en . "801321" . . . "2003-05-20Z"^^ . "Howard \"Sandman\" Sims (January 24, 1917 \u2013 May 20, 2003) was an African-American tap dancer who began his career in vaudeville. He was skilled in a style of dancing that he performed in a wooden sandbox of his own construction, and acquired his nickname from the sand he sprinkled to alter and amplify the sound of his dance steps."@en . . "Sandman"@en . "2003Z"^^ . . "Howard Sims, Sr."@en . .