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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...
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    13, 1969) was an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed Andy on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show and directed films including the 1941 race film The Blood...
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    performers took their blackface act, Sam N Henry, which they did not have the rights to and changed it to Amos N Andy, which became one of the most popular...
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    who is best known for playing the cabdriver Amos Jones in the 1950s television comedy series Amos 'n' Andy. Alvin Childress was born in Meridian, Mississippi...
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  • premise on a more ambitious scale to create their long-running radio show Amos 'n' Andy. In late 1925, radio performers Gosden and Correll had been approached...
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    situation comedy form. He is best known for his work in the radio series Amos 'n' Andy. Gosden was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Emma L. (Smith) and...
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    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...
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  • characters were renamed Amos 'n' Andy, to avoid legal issues with WGN, which owned the rights to Sam 'n' Henry. Amos 'n' Andy, became one of the most...
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    the starring role of George "Kingfish" Stevens in the CBS TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show. He proudly stated, "I've made it a point never to tell a joke...
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  • was known for his role as Lightnin' (Willie Jefferson) on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show. Nick Stewart was born on March 15, 1910, in Harlem, New York City...
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