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  1. Death. Cambridge died of a heart attack on November 29, 1976, at the age of 43, while on the Burbank, California, set of the ABC television movie Victory at Entebbe, in which he was to portray Idi Amin (he was replaced by Julius Harris). [2] Amin commented that Cambridge's death was "punishment from God." [17]

  2. Remembering Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 – November 29, 1976) He was a great comedian and actor. He also organized one of the first benefits to raise funds for Martin Luther King, Jr in the early 1060s.

  3. Remembering Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 – November 29, 1976) on the day of his birth, stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was... Facebook

  4. Cambridge is probably best known for his leading roles in the popular films Watermelon Man (1970) and Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970). In addition to his film appearances, Cambridge was a successful stand-up comedian. His sense of humor, while not alienating to white audiences, did not lack bite.

  5. Nov 5, 2023 · He was hailed by Time magazine as one of the country’s foremost celebrated Negro comedians, along with Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell. However, his brilliant career was cut short by a sudden and tragic death at the age of 43. How did Godfrey Cambridge die of a heart attack? Here is the story of his life and death.

  6. Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge was an American stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was acclaimed by Time magazine in 1965 as "one of the country's foremost celebrated Negro comedians."

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  8. Jun 5, 2019 · Godfrey was a talented photographer who displayed his photographs at a New York City exhibition. He also wrote a book called ‘Put-Ons and Put-Downs’ in 1967. He died from a massive heart attack on the set of ‘Victory at Entebbe’ on November 29, 1976.