The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
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Death. On November 25, 1998, Wilson died from metastatic biliary cancer in Malibu, California. He was cremated at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery and his ashes were scattered off Malibu Beach. Discography. 1961 — Flippin' (Minit) 1964 — Flip Wilson's Pot Luck (Scepter, reissued as Funny and Live at the Village Gate, Springboard)
Nov 26, 1998 · Flip Wilson, who became the first successful black host of a television variety show with his turns as sassy Geraldine, the Rev. Leroy and other characters he mined for ethnic humor, died Wednesday...
Nov 27, 1998 · Flip Wilson, the popular comedian who became the first black entertainer to be the host of a successful weekly variety show on network television, died Wednesday night at his home in Malibu,...
Nov 30, 1998 · Comedian Flip Wilson, the first black to host a successful weekly variety series for a network, died Wednesday of liver cancer at his Malibu home. He was 64. Wilson had undergone surgery Oct. 2...
Nov 26, 1998 · Flip Wilson, the first black host of a highly rated television variety show and a gifted comic who created “Geraldine” and other humorous characters, died Wednesday night of liver cancer at his...
Nov 26, 1998 · LOS ANGELES -- Flip Wilson, who became the first successful black host of a television variety show with his turns as sassy Geraldine, the Rev. Leroy and other characters he mined for ethnic humor,...
Sep 14, 2005 · Flip Wilson, who became the first successful black host of a television variety show with his turns as sassy Geraldine, the Rev. Leroy and other characters he mined for ethnic humor, died Wednesday...
Nov 26, 1998 · We have a remembrance of the comic Flip Wilson, who died last night after battling liver cancer. He was 64. Wilson became the first successful black host of a television variety show.
Nov 27, 1998 · LOS ANGELES -- Flip Wilson, 64, who became the first successful black host of a television variety show with his turns as sassy Geraldine, the Rev. Leroy and other characters he mined for ethnic...
He was a writer and actor, known for Flip (1970), The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He was married to Cookie Mackenzie and Lovenia Patricia (Peaches) Wilson. He died on November 25, 1998 in Malibu, California, USA.
