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Sherman Hemsley, George Jefferson, Deat At 74
 Sherman Hemsley, creator of “George Jefferson,” one of the most memorable characters in television history, passed away at his home in El Paso, Texas, at age 74.
Hemsley burst onto the scene in the early 70s, in the wake of the country’s racial upheavals, playing a character that sometimes appeared cartoonishly brash and egotistical on the surface, but he Hemsley also gave him a big heart and an even bigger element of pride. It was his pride in himself and his race—and his willingness to stand up to white people he considered ignorant, such as Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker—that endeared him to black people throughout the decade that The Jeffersons were on the air. Even after the show’s run from 1975-1985, Hemsley and his wife Weezy, played by Isabel Sanford, became known to a new generation through the syndicated reruns that constantly circle through the television lineup.
Hemsley, who had no wife or children, was also a professional singer who released a single in 1989 on Sutra Record called “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” in 1989. In 1992, he released Dance, an R&B album.
Date Submitted: 7/24/2012 9:46 PM
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