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Amos 'n' Andy was an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show was created, written and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who played Amos Jones (Gosden), Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll), and ...
When he learned about casting for the Amos 'n' Andy television series, Childress decided to audition for a role. [9] He was hired a year before the show went on the air. [10] In 1951, he was cast as the level-headed, hard-working and honest Amos Jones in the popular television series, The Amos 'n' Andy Show, which ran for two years on CBS.
The American Album of Familiar Music; The American Forum of the Air; American History Through Radio; American Portraits; The American School of the Air; Americas Answer; Amos 'n' Andy [1]: 12–17 An Evening with Romberg; The Anderson Family; The Andrews Sisters; Andy and Virginia; The Andy Russell Show; Ann of the Airlanes; Appointment with ...
John Dotson Lee Jr. (July 4, 1898 - December 12, 1965) was an American singer, dancer and actor known for voicing the role of Br'er Rabbit in Disney's Song of the South (1946) [1] and as Algonquin J. Calhoun in the CBS TV and radio comedy series Amos 'n' Andy [2] in the early 1950s.
TV cast of The Amos 'n' Andy Show (1951-53). Spencer Williams (Andy), Tim Moore (Kingfish), and Alvin Childress (Amos) A Black sitcom is a sitcom that principally features Black people in its cast. Prominent Black sitcoms to date typically come from the United States with African American casts, forming a branch of African American comedy.
The Abbott and Costello Show; The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; The Adventures of Topper; Amos & Andy; The Alan Young Show; The Aldrich Family; Archie Andrews; Audience of Two; Avalon Time; The Baby Snooks Show; The Best Show with Tom Scharpling; The Bob Burns Show; The Bob Hope Show/The Pepsodent Show; Bob & Ray; Beulah; The Bickersons; The ...
Hairston appeared on the television situation comedy The Amos 'n' Andy Show as society sophisticate Henry Van Porter and portrayed the character of Leroy on both the radio and television Amos 'n' Andy programs. [16] [6] He also played the role of Wildcat on the show That's My Mama. In his senior years, he appeared on the show Amen as Rolly Forbes.
In 1956, Randolph and her choir, along with fellow Amos 'n' Andy television show cast members Tim Moore, Alvin Childress, and Spencer Williams set off on a tour of the US as "The TV Stars of Amos 'n' Andy". However, CBS claimed it was an infringement of its rights to the show and its characters. The tour soon came to an end.