Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-memoriam-gregory-hines Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Actor Gregory Hines, often considered the greatest tap dancer of his generation, died this weekend in Los Angeles. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. MARGARET WARNER: Finally tonight, remembering Gregory Hines, who died Saturday in Los Angeles. Hines was considered the greatest tap dancer of his generation, and here we see why, from a 1989 Great Performances presentation called "Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America."