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Amos 'n' Andy was an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show was created, written and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who played Amos Jones (Gosden) and Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll ...
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Ernestine Wade (August 7, 1906 – April 15, 1983) was an American actress who is best known for playing the role of Sapphire Stevens on both the radio and TV versions of The Amos 'n' Andy Show.
These brief excerpts are from a lengthy interview, conducted in the Fall of 1979, with Ernestine Wade and Alvin Childress. Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, the voices of Amos and Andy on radio, conducted a long and careful search for just the right actors to portray all the characters on television. Alvin Childress told me that he was chosen ...
Apr 27, 2022 · About Ernestine Wade (Jones) Actress. In the 1940s, she went to Hollywood, got a job as a secretary, later auditioned for music opportunities and was cast to do voice-overs in the animated Disney film "Song of the South" (1946).
Only Ernestine Wade and Amanda Randolph were brought over from the radio cast. Set in Harlem, Amos 'n' Andy centered around the activities of George Stevens, a conniving character who was always looking for a way to make a fast buck.
Ernestine Wade is known as an Actor. Some of their work includes Song of the South, The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Amos 'n' Andy, Critic's Choice, Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy, Family Affair, Julia, and That's My Mama.
