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Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005

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Personal name headingRussell, Nipsey, 1924-2005
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Variant(s)Russell, Julius, 1924-2005
Russell, Nipsy, 1924-2005
Birth date1918-09-15
Death date2005-10-02
Place of birthAtlanta (Ga.)
Place of deathManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Profession or occupationComedians Poets Dancers Television personalities
Found inHallmark hall of fame. Fame [MP] 1978: credits (starring Nipsey Russell)
Brooks, T. The complete dir. to prime time TV stars, 1987 (Nipsey Russell; b. Oct. 13, 1920, Atlanta, Ga.; comedian)
Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 3, 2005 (Nipsey Russell; b. Oct. 13, 1924, Atlanta; d. Oct. 2, 2005, New York; African American comedian, most known for being a guest panelist on many 1970s game shows)
Washington post WWW site, Oct. 4, 2005 (Nipsey Russell; b. Julius Russell, Atlanta; d. Oct. 2, New York, aged 81 or 82; actor and comedian whose impromptu versifying was familiar in years past to TV game show and late-night talk show audiences)
New York times WWW site, Oct. 4, 2005 (Nipsey Russell; b. Oct. 13, 1924, Atlanta; d. Sunday [Oct. 2, 2005], Manhattan, aged 80; comedian whose one-liners and impromptu rhymes made him one of television's popular talk-show guests and game-show panelists during the 1970s)
Internet movie database, Oct. 4, 2005 (Nipsey Russell; b. Oct. 13, 1924, Atlanta; sometimes credited as Nipsy Russell)
Wikipedia, Dec. 20, 2019 (Julius "Nipsey" Russell; b. September 15, 1918; d. October 2, 2005; American comedian, poet, and dancer)