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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]
6677. Source citation. Actor, Comedian. Born in New York City, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and was acclaimed by Time magazine as one of the country's four most celebrated African American comics in the 1960s. He branched into acting performing on Broadway in 1962, in the play Nature's Way for which he received a Tony Award...
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...
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.
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."
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.
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. Amin commented that Cambridge's death was "punishment from God."
