Eddie Anderson
Comedian, Film actor
1905 – 1977
Who was Eddie Anderson?
Edmund Lincoln "Eddie" Anderson, also known as Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, was an American comedian and actor.
Anderson got his start in show business as a teenager on the vaudeville circuit. In the early 1930s, he transitioned into films and radio. In 1937, he began his most famous role of Rochester van Jones, usually known simply as "Rochester", the valet of Jack Benny, on his radio show The Jack Benny Program. Anderson became the first African American to have a regular role on a nationwide radio program. When the series moved to television, Anderson continued in the role until the series' end in 1965.
After the series ended, Anderson remained active with guest starring roles on television and voice work in animated series. He was also an avid horse-racing fan who owned several race horses and worked as a horse trainer at the Hollywood Park Racetrack.
Anderson was married twice and had four children. He died of heart disease in February 1977 at the age of 71.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1905
Oakland - Also known as
- Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
- Edward Anderson
- Anderson, Eddie "Rochester"
- Edmund Lincoln Anderson
- Edmund L. Anderson
- Rochester
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Mamie Wiggins Nelson
(1939 - 1954/08/05) - Eva Simons
(1956/02/08 - 1973)
- Mamie Wiggins Nelson
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Oakland
- Died
- Feb 28, 1977
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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