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Comedian Redd Foxx, who became a television star playing an irascible, bawdy junkman in “Sanford and Son” and returned nearly two decades later in the current CBS series “The Royal Family,” died Friday of a heart attack.
Oct. 12, 1991
“Good goobily goop!”
May 25, 2001
Obituaries
The veteran comedy writer and director launched hit TV shows ‘Gomer Pyle’ and ‘Sanford and Son.’ He credited his longevity to working with youngsters.
March 6, 2014
When Demond Wilson surreptitiously slid into a pew on the stage of the Ephesian Church, his hand-tailored dark blue Italian suit couldn’t conceal the 25 pounds he’d gained since he appeared on the “Sanford and Son” television series in the mid-’70s.
Oct. 13, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
Old and current shows, beefed up with extras, bring in as much as $1 billion a year. Success has erased retailers’ skepticism about the format.
March 13, 2003
In a move that will bring one of TV’s most successful and innovative producers back to the medium, Columbia Pictures Television announced Wednesday that it has formed a joint venture with Norman Lear.
Feb. 2, 1989
Nathaniel Taylor, the actor best known as Rollo Lawson, the street-smart best friend of the son on the 1970s sitcom “Sanford and Son,” has died.
March 3, 2019
Awards
A sense of “meh.”
May 16, 2013
2013 TV Upfronts: Media analyst on network presentations: ‘Meh’