Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977

LC control no.	n 78080690
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Rochester, 1905-1977 Anderson, Rochester, 1905-1977 Anderson, Edmund L., 1905-1977
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1905-09-18
Death date	1977-02-28
Place of birth	Oakland (Calif.)
Place of death	Los Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activity	Acting
Profession or occupation	Actors
Found in	The Jack Benny program [SR] 1978 (a.e.) (Eddie Anderson, name spoken) Internat. television almanac, 1972 (Anderson, Eddie; b. 9/18/05; actor) Cabin in the sky [MP] 1943: credits (cast, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson) W was w on screen, 1983 (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson; d. 2/28/1977) Internet movie database, via WWW, Oct. 18, 2012 (Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson; Edmund L. Anderson; Eddie Anderson; Rochester; b. Sept. 18, 1905 in Oakland, Calif.; d. Feb. 28, 1977 in Los Angeles, Calif.; actor) Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed June 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Anderson, Eddie; Edmund Lincoln Anderson; radio actor, television actor; born 18 September 1905 in Oakland, California, United States; famous for his character Rochester, the manservant in the Jack Benny radio shows and films (the 1930s and 1940s); was the highest-paid black actor of his time; with his brother Cornelius Anderson, and a friend formed an act called the Three Black Aces; first major screen role was in the movie “The Green Pastures” (1936); biggest parts came in some of Hollywood's most liberal black feature films, such as “Cabin in the Sky” (1943); had more than forty films include “What Price Hollywood?” (1932), “It Happened in New Orleans” (1936), “Gone with the Wind” (1939); died 28 February 1977 in Los Angeles, California, United States)
Associated language	eng