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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.
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]
Remembering Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 – November 29, 1976) on the day of his birth, stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby,...
Born Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge, 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." Early life - Cambridge was born in New York City, to Alexander and Sarah Cambridge, who were immigrants from British Guiana.
Feb 26, 2022 · On this day February 26th, in African American History In 1933, Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge, a comedian, and stage and film actor was born in New York City. Cambridge won a four-year scholarship...
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge was born February 26, 1933 in New York City. His parents Alexander and Sarah Cambridge were immigrants from British Guiana....
Nov 5, 2023 · Death and Legacy. On November 29, 1976, Cambridge was on the set of the TV movie Victory at Entebbe, where he was set to play Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. He collapsed and died of a massive heart attack, shocking his co-stars and crew. He was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. He was 43 years old.
