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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5242. Source citation. Actor, Comedian. He is best remembered for his role of 'Rochester Van Jones,' on the Jack Benny Show. The son of a minstrel, Big Ed Anderson, and a circus tightrope walker, Ella May Anderson, Eddie was born into a show business family, where he joined his brother, Cornelius, in a vaudeville ...
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The son of a minstrel, Big Ed Anderson, and a circus...
- Eddie Anderson (1888-1976)
Eddie Anderson. Birth. 18 Nov 1888. Clarendon County, South...
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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Edmund Lincoln Anderson (September 18, 1905 – February 28, 1977) was an American actor and comedian. To a generation of early radio and television comedy he was known as " Rochester ". Anderson entered show business as a teenager on the vaudeville circuit. In the early 1930s, he transitioned into films and radio.
Mar 1, 1977 · Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, the gravelvoiced comedian who played Jack Benny's valet for more than 30 years, died yesterday at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles....
Nov 17, 2023 · Who was Eddie Anderson, the actor who played Rochester in the Jack Benny Show? How did he die and where is he buried? Find out the answers and more in this video, where Kevin Grace visits his ...
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Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. The son of a minstrel and circus tightrope walker, Eddie Anderson developed a gravel voice early in life which would become his trademark to fame.
According to the Find A Grave website, one Edward Alfred Anderson was born on October 10, 1906, and died on February 12, 1970. He is buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.
