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Sherman Hemsley dies at 74; star of TV's 'The Jeffersons'
Sherman Hemsley, who was rooted in the minds of millions of television viewers as Archie Bunker's bombastic black neighbor, George Jefferson, in"All in the Family" and later as the star of his own long-running sitcom, "The Jeffersons," has died. He was...
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Viola
LA Times MagazineActress Viola Davis talks Hollywood, humility and digging deep to help others... -
Betty White reflects on a golden career
Gold DerbyBetty White is one of the true pioneers of television, making her debut on the nascent medium in 1939. More than seven decades on and she remains a star of the small screen, headlining a new sitcom, "Hot in Cleveland," which debuted to record ratings... -
Sherman Hemsley: A deluxe spot in TV history
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWhen news came that Sherman Hemsley had died, I thought first of the “Jeffersons” theme song. It's a boisterous hymn to progress with the lines ”we're movin' on up … to a deluxe apartment in the sky … we finally got a piece... -
Sherman Hemsley: TV Land offers ‘Jeffersons’ marathon
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIf you want to be “movin' on up” with “The Jeffersons,” TV Land will offer a marathon this weekend to salute the late Sherman Hemsley. The episodes air noon to 4 p.m. ET Saturday. Hemsley played George Jefferson in the sitcom... -
Actor Sherman Hemsley, aka Mr. Jefferson, Dies at 74
CNNEL PASO, Texas -- Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died Tuesday at 74, his booking agent said. Hemsley played Jefferson, a wisecracking owner of a dry cleaning business, on "All In the...Tags: Television, Carroll O'Connor, Bill Cosby, Tyler Perry, Larry King
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Actress Barbara Billingsley, 'June Cleaver,' Dies at 94
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Actress Barbara Billingsley, most famous for her role as June Cleaver in "Leave it to Beaver," died Saturday at the age of 94. Billingsley suffered from rheumatoid disease. She died at her home in Santa Monica, according to family...Tags: Television, Health and Medical Professionals, Barbara Billingsley, Roseanne (tv program), Heart Attack
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Isabel Sanford Weezie on The Jeffersons dead at 86
LOS ANGELES -- Isabel Sanford broke ground as the first black woman to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on sitcom "The Jeffersons." Those close to her recall a simpler legacy: She loved to make people laugh. Sanford, best...Tags: Television, Norman Lear, Hospitals and Clinics, Marla Gibbs, Entertainment
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Isabel Sanford of 'The Jeffersons' Dies
Associated Press WriterActress Isabel Sanford, best known as "Weezie," Louise Jefferson on the television sitcom "The Jeffersons," died of natural causes, her publicist said Monday. She was 86. Sanford died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been...Tags: Television, Hospitals and Clinics, Marla Gibbs, All in the Family (tv program) , Entertainment
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Original Gangstas
TIMES STAFF WRITERSaturday May 11, 1996 "Original Gangstas" rounds up the stars of those "blaxploitation" pictures of the early '70s--Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Richard Roundtree and Ron O'Neal--and drops them down in the derelict steel-mill town of Gary,...Tags: Pam Grier, Jim Brown, University of California, Los Angeles, Music Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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