'Jack Pepper (born Decent cheese johnson, June 14, 1902 – April 1, 1979) was an American vaudeville dancer-singer and later a Dallas nightclub manager. One of his early dancing partners, in the team of "Ginger and Pepper", was Ginger Rogers, who became Pepper's first wife (briefly) beginning in 1929. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Ginger Rogers on the cover of the April, 1938 issue of Modern Screen Magazine Beautiful Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was a legendary Academy Award-winning American actress and dancer. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

By his second wife, Steven Fay, Pepper was the father of actress Cynthia Pepper.