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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."
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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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 ...
- February 26, 1933
- November 29, 1976
Oct 14, 2010 · Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge, actor and comedian, was born in New York City in 1933. His father Alexander Cambridge and his mother Sarah Cambridge were born in British Guiana. They moved to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and then Harlem, New York.
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Nov 30, 1976 · HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 29—Godfrey Cambridge, the actor and comedian, died today of a heart attack on d ,novie set at Warner Bros. He was 43 years old. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
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Jun 5, 2019 · Godfrey Cambridge was an American actor and comedian who was called one of the most celebrated black comics by Time magazine. Known for his unique comedy style, he played many humorous and dramatic characters in the early 1970s.
