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  1. 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]

  2. Jun 5, 2019 · Godfrey was a thoughtful, charming, quick-witted and brutally frank person, whose intelligence commanded respect from everyone he came across. Birthday: February 26, 1933 (Pisces) Born In: New York City, New York. father: Alexander Cambridge. mother: Sarah Cambridge. children: Gillian Cambridge, Stephanie Cambridge.

  3. Godfrey Cambridge. Actor: Cotton Comes to Harlem. Cambridge won a four-year scholarship to study medicine at Hofstra University but decided, instead, to become an actor, leaving college in his third year. He acted in many off-Broadway productions, winning the Village Voice's Obie Award in Jean Genet's "The Blacks"; and, on Broadway, he gained a Tony Award Nomination in "Purlie's Victorious ...

    • February 26, 1933
    • November 29, 1976
  4. Godfrey Cambridge. Movie Actor. Birthday February 26, 1933. Birth Sign Pisces. Birthplace New York. DEATH DATE Nov 29, 1976 (age 43)

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  5. Godfrey Cambridge. Actor: Cotton Comes to Harlem. Cambridge won a four-year scholarship to study medicine at Hofstra University but decided, instead, to become an actor, leaving college in his third year. He acted in many off-Broadway productions, winning the Village Voice's Obie Award in Jean Genet's "The Blacks"; and, on Broadway, he gained a ...

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    • New York City, New York, USA
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  6. February 26, 1933. November 29, 1976. Actor Godfrey Cambridge was born in New York City in 1933 and grew up in Harlem with his parents, Sarah and Alexander Cambridge. He attended Flushing High School, where he excelled as both a student and a leader of extracurricular activities. Cambridge won a scholarship to Hofstra College (now University ...

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  8. 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.

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