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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 ...
RKO did release two short subjects related to the Amos 'n' Andy franchise. These were animated cartoons produced by The Van Beuren Corporation in 1934: The Rasslin' Match and The Lion Tamer. Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll recorded their own dialect voices for the soundtracks. However, the projected series ended after only the two films.
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.
Charles James Correll (February 2, 1890 – September 26, 1972) was an American radio comedian, actor and writer, known best for his work in the radio series Amos 'n' Andy with Freeman Gosden. Correll voiced the main character Andy Brown, along with various lesser characters.
Friends and family of John Amos are remembering his legacy.. Amos’ loved ones gathered for a celebration of life at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, where they pay tribute to the late ...
Gosden and Correll had a show similar to Amos 'n' Andy called Sam 'n' Henry at Chicago radio station WGN, but after a dispute in 1927, they took the program's concept and WGN announcer Bill Hay across town to WMAQ. [1] The Amos 'n' Andy team created the first syndicated radio show in history.
They are young, old, burly, thin, black and white. Among them are firefighters, lorry drivers, soldiers, security guards, a journalist and a DJ. These are the 50 men accused of raping Gisèle ...
Fab Morvan, one half of the disgraced group, opened up to Interview about this newest, unexpected chapter in his life, which includes renewed interest in Milli Vanilli's music, style, and story ...