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Document 36304
AMOS 'N ANDY: FREEMAN GOSDEN. Photograph signed:
"Freeman Gosden/Amos of/Amos 'n Andy/Also played/Kingfish/Lightnin/Mother
Crawford/and a few others". B/w, 8x10. Amos 'n Andy, originally
titled Sam 'n Henry, debuted on Chicago's WGN on January 12, 1926. The
show switched over to WMAQ on March 19, 1928. Although the title characters were
played by white men, the storyline was about two Atlanta Black men who came to
Chicago to find their fortunes. Amos 'n Andy premiered on the NBC radio
network on Thursday night, August 19, 1929 at 11:00 P.M. EST. The show hit its
peak of popularity in the 1930s, but the show remained on radio until 1958.
Freeman Gosden (1899-1982) and Charles Correll ("Andy") also produced the
1951-1953 Amos 'n Andy television series. Fine condition.
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