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Godfrey Cambridge. Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 – November 29, 1976) was an American stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was acclaimed by Time in 1965 as "one of the country's foremost celebrated Negro comedians." [8]
Meet Godfrey Cambridge, purveyor of smart standup comedy, insightful social commentator. and star of groundbreaking movies in this miniprogram. Like and sub...
Feb 5, 2021 · Clip: Season 2021 | 11m 32s. My List. From 1968 to 1972, the late Jim Tilmon hosted a weekly program called “Our People” on WTTW that focused on issues in the Black community and featured ...
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Nov 16, 2023 · This interview, with Godfrey Cambridge is rare and hasn’t been heard since it was first aired in 1968. Cambridge had a highly successful career before his sudden death in 1976. He has been lauded as one of the most talented comics of his generation, and his film appearances, including his landmark role in Watermelon Man, did much to chip away at racial stereotyping in Hollywood.
Feb 26, 2018 · Godfrey Cambridge: A Man for His Moment. Godfrey Cambridge (1933-1976) is badly missed. There’s no way in hell Cambridge didn’t help to drastically rewire the white American public’s impressions of black America, let alone of African Americans in show business. The distance between Stepin Fetchit and Godfrey Cambridge is not just far, it ...
Godfrey Cambridge. *On this date in 1933, Godfrey Cambridge was born. He was a Black actor and comedian. Born to parents who emigrated from British Guyana, he attended public schools in Nova Scotia while living with his grandparents. After finishing his education in New York at Flushing High School and Hofstra College, he began to study acting.
