Also on the reel is a telethon for March of Dimes featuring an appearance and performance by Alvin Childress and Spencer Williams as Amos and Andy – in kilts. Alvin Childress was born on 10 September 1907 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA. Maxey and Company, United Supermarkets, and Zales Jewelers. The newscasts are punctuated by several advertisements by local sponsors, including: Rath Black Hawk Meats, Homer G. He died on 19 April 1986 in Inglewood, California, USA. He was married to Sophronia Elizabeth Graham and Alice Childress. Alvin Childress told me that he was chosen. 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. He was an actor, known for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Anna Lucasta (1958) and Darktown Strutters (1975). These brief excerpts are from a lengthy interview, conducted in the Fall of 1979, with Ernestine Wade and Alvin Childress. Alvin Childress was born in Meridian, Mississippi. Alvin Childress (1907-1986) Alvin Childress was born on 10 September 1907 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA. Also included are two KDUB newscasts: the first from 1957 hosted by Jimmy Isaacs, and a second newscast from 1962 hosted by Jim Key. Amos Jones in the 1950s television comedy series Amos n Andy. A television version premiered in 1951 - this time with black actors playing Amos (Alvin Childress) and Andy (Spencer Williams). Then the show moved to CBS where it aired until the end of its run in 1954. College Avenue among the footage in this reel is the Lubbock National Bank building as well as the grand opening of the College Avenue studio. Amos and Andy played on NBC radio until 1948. 'She was a founding member of the American Negro Theatre, and in 1944 she and her husband Alvin appeared in 'Anna Lucasta,' alongside lead actress Hilda Simms. The following year, KDUB opened its own studio at S. In the 1930s she met and married Alvin Childress, best known for his role as Amos in the television series, 'Amos and Andy. KDUB-TV began its broadcasting life in 1952 from a temporary home with its transmitter initially located atop the Lubbock National Bank building. He returned to acting occasionally, appearing in a variety of sitcoms (including Perry Mason, The Jeffersons, and Sanford and Son) and movies including the 1959 version of Anna Lucasta and Maya Angelou’s 1982 television film Sister, Sister where he played opposite Irene Cara, Diahann Carroll, Rosalind Cash, and Paul Winfield.Īlvin Childress died of Parkinson’s disease and diabetes in 1986 in Inglewood, California.This mixture of news casts, advertisements, and silent footage of Lubbock's Channel 13 KDUB-TV facilities provides insight into the operations and programming at a medium sized television station in the 1950s and 1960s. Once the Amos n’ Andy show was canceled, Childress used his degree in sociology to work as a social worker for the Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission. The TV show was canceled after two years because the NAACP protested the series as fostering racial stereotypes, even though many of episodes showed blacks with professional and entrepreneurial backgrounds. by Alvin Childress & Spencer Williams (actors) About This Item Reviews Details Terms of Sale About the Seller Is your family bible valuable Bob Dylan. In 1951, Childress returned to the screen when he landed the role of the leading character Amos on the short-lived Amos n’ Andy sitcom. In the 1940s, he concentrated on a career in theater and worked as an instructor for the American Negro Theater in Harlem. A year later, he embarked on a successful film career, appearing in such films as Out of the Crimson Fog and Harlem is Heaven and went on to appear in several minor film roles throughout the 1930s. Childress was born on Septemin Meridian, Mississippi.Ĭhildress began his career on stage, appearing in such productions as Sweet Land (1931) and Savage Rhythm (1931). (September 15, 1907-April 19, 1986) Born in Meridian, Mississippi Birth name was Emory Alvin Childress Portrayed Amos on The Amos n Andy Show. Publicity still portrait of American actors Spencer Williams, Alvin Childress and Tim Moore from the CBS television sitcom The Amos and Andy Show. While stylized, as comedy often is, it was this very style along with superb acting characterized each episode. , Alvin Childress, and Tim Moore star in the CBS television program, Amos n Andy. The Amos N Andy Show achieved notoriety in the 1950s as a hilarious comedy. Kingfish has an opportunity to reap a huge profit from some shares of stock in Consolidated Glass Company that he bought years ago. With Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, Ernestine Wade. Alvin Childress is best remembered for his role as the philosophical easy-going character Amos on the Amos n’ Andy show, a popular all-black cast sitcom of the early 1950s that depicted the antics of three friends in Harlem. (37) Cast Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams. Story of the Invisible Glass: Directed by Charles Barton.
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