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On the evening of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, United States, George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, who was visiting his father.
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- Ed Gross
- Redd Foxx Had to Clean Up His Act For 'Sanford and Son' Redd Foxx enjoyed a brilliant — but verbally filthy — stand up career prior to Sanford and Son, which Norman Lear happened to catch in Las Vegas and instantly knew he should be starring in a TV show.
- Demond Wilson or Richard Pryor? Demond Wilson, a Vietnam veteran, was a stage performer in New York, had appeared in several films and made a guest appearance on All in the Family, which led to his being approached to play Lamont on Sanford and Son.
- 'Steptoe and Son' In the same way that All in the Family was based on the British sitcom Till Death Do Us Part, Sanford and Son was based on that country's Steptoe and Son.
- Redd Foxx's Actual Name Was Sanford. Redd Foxx was actually born John Elroy Sanford on December 9, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri, which made his starring in Sanford and Son even more meaningful for him.
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On the evening of February 26, Trayvon Martin—an unarmed 17-year-old African American student—was confronted, shot, and killed near his home by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain...
Nov 12, 2013 · On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an African American teen walking home from a trip to a convenience store, is fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer patrolling...
- Missy Sullivan
Jun 21, 2012 · What may have happened on the night George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.
Sanford And Son is the most broadly comedic of the trio. Cranky junkman Fred Sanford ( Redd Foxx ) and his son Lamont ( Demond Wilson ) operate a “salvage” shop in South Central L.A. More often than not, they’re involved in get-rich-quick schemes with Fred’s buddies Grady ( Whitman Mayo ) and Bubba ( Don Bexley ) or Lamont’s friend ...
